Emmanuel Macron

What's happening with Poland, Germany and Great Britain is a historic moment for European defense and toward a greater independence for our security.

The message is simple. If you like freedom, come and help us to remain free, to do research here, to help us become better, to invest in our future.

Science and research must not be based on the diktats of the few.

No one would have thought that one of the biggest democracies in the world would delete with a stroke the ability of one researcher or another to obtain visas.

A few years ago, no one would have imagined that one of the biggest democracies in the world would cancel research programs under the pretext that the word diversity was in this program.

This 90-day pause means 90 days of uncertainty for all our businesses, on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond.

Enough deaths. Enough lives destroyed. Enough destruction. The guns must fall silent.

This common commitment at the side of the Ukrainians has always aimed for a peace that is solid and lasting.

We are stronger together, better able to ensure the respect of our interests, the full exercise of our sovereignty.

I want to believe that the US will stand by our side, but we have to be ready for that not to be the case.

The ball is now clearly in Russia’s court.

Europe’s future does not have to be decided in Washington or Moscow.

I will discuss with European allies the possibility of using France’s nuclear deterrent to protect the continent from Russian threats.

Europe can no longer count on having the United States by its side in its simmering conflict with Russia.

Europe will continue to defend it against Russian aggression even if the U.S. chooses not to continue its assistance.

I want to believe that the US will stand by our side, but we have to be ready for that not to be the case.

The United States, our ally, has changed its position on this war, is less supportive of Ukraine and is casting doubt on what will happen next … I want to believe that the United States will remain by our side, but we need to be ready if…

Russia was a grave menace to Europe.

France needs to be ready if the United States is no longer by its side.

If my [fellow European leaders] want to proceed towards greater autonomy and a capacity for deterrence, well we must open that discussion.

Whatever happens, the decision has always remained and will remain in the hands of the president of the Republic, commander of the military.

Our nuclear deterrence protects us, it is complete, sovereign, French from end to end.

I’ve decided to open the strategic debate on the protection by our deterrence of our allies on the European continent.

Europe must be prepared to go it alone in defending Ukraine.

I want to believe the US will stay at our side, but we must be ready if that is not the case.