Paris, July 13, 2025 (AFP) - Macron to raise French defence targets, citing Russia threat

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2025-07-13

President Emmanuel Macron is on Sunday to set new French defence targets in the face of a menacing Russia and a potential United States disengagement from Europe, his office said. "Defence efforts" must be made in the face of mounting threats and a disintegrating world order, Elysee officials said ahead of the president's 7:00 pm (1700 GMT) speech to the armed forces, traditionally held on the eve of France's national Bastille Day holiday. Despit......

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