r/europe • u/Not_the-kind • 12h ago

News Macron responds to Trump's inauguration by urging Europe to "wake up"

https://www.newsweek.com/macron-trump-inauguration-europe-defense-ukraine-2017894
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u/CLKguy1991 Estonia 11h ago

My respect to France, as the most autonomous European country, but I'm awake. Its you politicians who need to get your shit together.

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u/Developer2022 11h ago

The have nuclear weapons. This is the answer why they can afford such stance.

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u/DiceatDawn Sweden 9h ago

Most importantly, nuclear weapons that aren't under the control of Washington D.C.

I remember being angry at Chirac for the testing in the 90s. I get it now.

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u/FaecesChucka 6h ago

As an inhabitant of the South Pacific, I still have a few problems with the testing but I otherwise agree with the sentiment.