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David O'Sullivan

Macron: France to spend billions to counter biggest threat to Europe's freedom since World War II

French President Emmanuel Macron announced a plan on Sunday for an additional €6.5 billion in military spending over the next two years, citing what he described as "a greater threat" to freedom in Europe than at any point since World War II.

The French leader set out these plans in a speech in which he called for intensified efforts to protect Europe and to support Ukraine in the face of Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion. 

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