Our nuclear deterrent protects us: it's complete, sovereign, French through and through
Europe faces a clear and present danger on a scale that none of us have seen in our adult lifetime. Some of our fundamental assumptions are being undermined to their very core,
Given these profound shifts in US policy, and the existential threat of another war on the continent, Europe, must manage its essential defence tasks,
The question is no longer whether Europe's security is threatened in a very real way,
Who can believe that this Russia of today will stop at Ukraine?"
We have to take decisions no matter the one or two which are opposing every time,
We will arm ourselves faster, smarter, and more efficiently than Russia,
Spend, spend, spend on defense and deterrence. That’s the most important message,
Member states will be able to increase their military spending,
Europe faces a clear and present danger, and therefore Europe has to be able to protect itself, to defend itself,