Macron Says China’s Xi, Russia’s Putin, and President Trump Are ‘Opposed to Europeans’

French President Emmanuel Macron has suggested that Europe needs to strengthen its defence posture, claiming that China, Russia, and the United States are all opposed to the interests of the old continent. On a visit with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens on Friday, President Macron continued his push for Europe to re-arm itself in light of the supposed unreliability of the United States under President Trump, who has himself long called for Europe to pay more for its own defence. Nevertheless, Macron yet again attempted to cast such a rearmament as being contrary to the interests of the...