French President Emmanuel Macron accused the United States of drifting away from allies and international norms, warning that a form of "neocolonial aggressiveness" is increasingly shaping relations between major powers.
Speaking during his annual address to French ambassadors at the Élysée Palace on Thursday, Macron said Washington was "gradually distancing itself from some allies" and "liberating itself from international rules," according to accounts of the speech reported by French media. He argued that the international system was entering a phase in which law is being replaced by power.
