The war in Ukraine has exploded tensions between the French head of state and his German counterpart. Paris and Berlin have always clashed on all subjects, whether it be the economy, defense or nuclear power.
In the fall of 2022, disagreements between the two capitals even led to the cancellation of a Franco-German summit. Today the difficulties of the Ukrainian army on the ground, after two years of war, call into question the apparent unity that existed between France and Germany on the subject. At the end of the conference in support of Ukraine organized at the Élysée on February 26, Emmanuel Macron violently attacked the German chancellor.