Emmanuel Macron will address the nation while the European continent is in a “serious and unstable situation”
Government spokesperson Sophie Primas completed the words of Emmanuel Macron, after the Council of Ministers, saying that Europe was “Today at a turning point in its history: since the end of the Second World War, our continent had never experienced such a serious and unstable situation”.
She assured that he was not “Of anyone’s interest” of “Breaking relations with the United States”Despite the acceleration of negotiations for the end of the war, more than three years after the start of the invasion by Russia of its neighbor.
In his speech, Mr. Macron will be able to announce the “Next steps” From a very uncertain diplomatic process, said a relative of the president. “We feel very strong anxiety among the French”he said, evoking a number of letters on the subject received by the Elysée “Multiplied by fifteen” In recent weeks. “The president speaks to answer them, and transform these anxieties into the will to act and move forward. »»
According to the presidential entourage, this moment of “Rocking in history can also be an opportunity to crystallize what we have failed to do in recent years”namely to massively strengthen European defense to make the old continent more autonomous compared to the United States. This will be the subject of an extraordinary summit in the European Union on Thursday in Brussels.
Just after his speech, Mr. Macron will receive Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, support from MM. Trump and Putin, and one of the most dissonant voices in the EU. The French president wants to be maneuver, with the British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, to organize the unity of Europeans and try to maintain transatlantic dialogue.
