France is considering extending its nuclear umbrella to Europe. But can it?
France to consider protecting European allies with its nuclear arsenal, Macron says
Explainer: How realistic is France's offer to extend its nuclear umbrella?
A Europe in Emotional Shock Grapples With a New Era
It remains to be seen how far President Trump’s embrace of Russia and abandonment of traditional allies will go. But “the West” may be gone.
France looking at option of defence loan
A budget-constrained France could launch a national loan to fund plans to beef up its defence spending, Prime Minister Francois Bayrou and Finance Minister Eric Lombard said on Friday.
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Europe sounds increasingly French
In fact this was Christian Pineau, the French foreign minister, after the Suez crisis in 1956. Then, America forced Britain and France to pull back from their joint military adventure. Britain concluded that it had to hug America close;
EU leaders commit to working together after Trump signals that Europe must defend itself
EU leaders agree on defence surge, support Zelenskiy after US aid freeze
European leaders back defense spend push amid uncertainty over Trump aid to Ukraine
European leaders have upped the ante on defense spending plans as they look to support Kyiv and fill a potential void of U.S. aid.
Emmanuel Macron says Europe must be ready to defend Ukraine without U.S. assistance
The French president and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have teamed up after the extraordinary shouting match between Trump, Vance and Zelenskyy.