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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sylvie Corbet

France sets its military goals as war is back in Europe

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French President Emmanuel Macron is to unveil Wednesday the country's military strategy through the end of the decade for his nuclear-armed country, in the midst of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Macron is to make a speech on the Dixmude helicopter carrier, docked in the Mediterranean military base of Toulon, which is home to more than 24,000 troops. He will then be airlifted to France’s newest nuclear attack submarine, the Suffren, before meeting with some elite Navy commando members.

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