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Macron promises additional weapons to Ukraine, without "weakening our armies"

2022-12-03T14:11:11.586Z


During his visit to the United States, Emmanuel Macron answered questions from TF1. He returned to the conflict in Ukraine as well as the plan for subsidies to American companies, which he considers "aggressive" and harmful for Europe.


Emmanuel Macron gave this Saturday a deferred interview to the TF1 channel to return in particular to the results of his state visit to the United States.

He discussed the major current issues discussed with US President Joe Biden: US protectionism and war in Ukraine.

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It was a visit which, in my view, met our expectations.

It is an honor given to France, because it is the first State visit that President Biden receives

, ”welcomed the President of the Republic, who insisted on the hot topics discussed with his American counterpart.

I am the first European head of state or head of government to have set foot in the dish

”, he believes, adding: “

I preferred to say things very directly

”.

Inflation Reduction Act

Emmanuel Macron has indeed asked the American president for accommodation, after the promulgation of the Inflation Reduction Act, a massive plan of subsidies to the American economy adopted in a protectionist logic, to preserve the growth and competitiveness of companies in the United States. United.

A law that Emmanuel Macron described during his visit as "

super aggressive

".

On TF1 this Saturday, he estimated that "

there were projects that should have been done in Europe and which will be done in the United States

" because of this American public subsidy mechanism.

We want there to be no imbalance, and for the competition to be fair.

The discussion has already started, I want to protect our factories today and tomorrow

explained the French president, acknowledging that "

it is not up to the Americans to solve the problem of the Europeans: Europe must go faster and invest more

", particularly in hydrogen, artificial intelligence , quantum and electric batteries.

Joe Biden is a friend, with whom we have a very strong relationship, and who loves France

,” concluded Emmanuel Macron.

War in Ukraine

The Head of State also discussed the war in Ukraine with his counterpart.

"

The United States and France want the same thing: to put pressure on Russia to return to the negotiating table

," he said.

He also detailed his concerns in this conflict: "

to ensure that there is no escalation on civilian nuclear [...], to help the Ukrainians militarily to resist

".

We discussed with Joe Biden the security architecture for tomorrow: it will be necessary to give guarantees for its own security to Russia

”, added Emmanuel Macron.

Asked about his opinion on Ukraine's desire to take back Crimea, invaded by Russia in 2014, he replied: "

Do you think that when we French people had to experience the capture of Alsace and Lorraine, we would have liked a leader from the other side of the world to come and tell us what we should do?

I believe in the United Nations Charter, and the right of peoples to self-determination

”.

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As for the military aid provided to the Ukrainians, it will continue and intensify further in the coming weeks, but without going beyond the two red lines that the President recalled: "

We never weaken the capacity of our armies to protect the national territory, and we never deliver weapons that could make us parties to the conflict.

But we are going to deliver additional weapons,

”said Emmanuel Macron.

Source: lefigaro

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