What Macron is proposing is the logical outcome of the piss-poor treatment meted out to NATO allies by His Royal Ignoramus Donald Trump... and his America Firster sidekick Steve Bannon.

Goal: to disrupt & destroy the entire post-war Western alliance and diplomatic/ military system in Europe...

Putin & Kremlin military hierarchy couldn't be happier...

Now tell me again that Trump isn't in the pocket of Vladimir...

independent defense???!!!!
Ha ha ha...

One more KGB success, divide the western military alliance, instill doubts and make it depend on a motley 20 something collection of governments among whom are a few 5th columns a.k.a "populist" (pro Putin) politicos.

Donald?

"lock him up!"

let us see france lose another war.
meanwhile, the inhabitants of saint denis will torch more cars.

His biggest achievement was winning the elections

THERE IS NO EUROPE/ EUROPEAN PEOPLE/POPULATION, STATE, NATION AND COUNTRY. EUROPE CAN BE CALLED A CONTINENT, JUST AS ASIA. FOR EXAMPLE THERE IS AN AMERICAN/UNITED STATES-AMERICAN PEOPLE LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES. LET EVERYBODY JUDGE WHAT THE REALITY IS IN THIS/THAT CASE.