Ten selected design proposals for the next series of euro banknotes have been unveiled.
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.@EmmanuelMacron and I have established a nuclear steering group in which we coordinate on deterrence issues. We intend to take concrete steps before the end of this year, including conventional German participation in French nuclear exercises.
Poland is in talks with France and a group of closest European allies on the programme of advanced nuclear deterrence. We are arming up together with our friends so that our enemies will never dare to attack us.
🇪🇺 [#Hommage] Aujourd’hui, Jacques Delors aurait eu 100 ans.
Les équipes des instituts de Paris, Berlin et Bruxelles lui rendent hommage en citant des pensées emblématiques de celui qui a façonné l’Europe.
Timely weekend to reflect on ‘’Europe’s Moment’’ at the Conversations Tocqueville. Leading voices from across Europe, including @KubiliusA@benjaminhaddad@oleg_dunda. Thankful for the invitation @TocquevilleFDN.
Il y a un agresseur : la Russie.
Il y a un peuple agressé : l'Ukraine.
Nous avons tous eu raison d'aider l'Ukraine et de sanctionner la Russie il y a trois ans et de continuer à le faire.
Nous, c’est les Américains, les Européens, Canadiens, Japonais et plusieurs autres.
Merci à tous ceux qui ont aidé et continuent. Et respect à ceux qui, depuis le début, se battent. Parce qu'ils se battent pour leur dignité, leur indépendance, pour leurs enfants et pour la sécurité de l'Europe.
We need a surge in 🇪🇺 defence spending.
Europe must bring more to the table.
I will propose to activate the escape clause for defence investments.
It will allow Member States to substantially increase their defence expenditure, in a controlled and conditional way.
Ce matin à Damas, en #Syrie, la France a hissé ses couleurs sur notre emprise diplomatique, une première depuis 2012.
La France se tient aux côtés des Syriens dans cette période de transition.
Yesterday, I visited President @EmmanuelMacron at the Élysée Palace and had a good meeting with President @realDonaldTrump.
We discussed important issues on the battlefield and in the global situation, from our frontlines to North Korea. I stated that we need a just and enduring peace—one that the Russians will not be able to destroy in a few years, as they have done repeatedly in the past. This is clear not only for our country and region.
We see how Russia is now trying to subjugate Georgia after several wars against that country. Russia still does not want to ease its grip on Moldova. Now the Russians are retreating from Syria, but that does not mean they will not try to sow death there again. Russian military presence is also active in Africa, with the sole purpose of destabilization.
Therefore, when we talk about effective peace with Russia, we must first and foremost talk about effective guarantees for peace. Ukrainians want peace more than anyone else. Russia brought war to our land, and it is Russia that most seeks to disrupt the possibility of peace.
Updated data on Russian losses show over 750,000 casualties, including 198,000 killed and more than 550,000 wounded. Our people are defending their homes at the cost of their lives, and every life—of our soldiers and our civilians—is precious to us.
Since the start of the full-scale war, Ukraine has lost 43,000 soldiers killed in action on the battlefield. There have been 370,000 cases of medical assistance for the wounded. It also needs to be mentioned that in our army approximately half of the soldiers wounded in action are later returning to the battlefield, and that our data also includes light or repeat injuries.
One of the key distinctions between the Russian army and Ukraine’s Defense Forces is the level of frontline medicine, which is significantly higher in our forces. We are deeply grateful to everyone who supports its development, saves our wounded in action, and facilitates their rehabilitation.
Since September this year, Russia has been losing troops on the battlefield at a ratio of 5-to-1, or even 6-to-1, compared to us. They want to seize more land before global pressure on them becomes unbearable.
Additionally, we must not forget our people in Russian captivity—thousands of both military personnel and civilians, some of whom have been held since 2014, when the occupation began. Since February 24, 2022, we have already managed to bring 3,935 of our people home—3,767 soldiers and 168 civilians. But we must bring everyone back, and much work remains to be done. We must also establish the truth about all our people who are missing.
We must also remember the Ukrainian children deported by Russia. Russians themselves admit that these abducted children number in the hundreds of thousands, dispersed across their territory. Returning them is the most challenging task. On the occupied territories of Ukraine, at least several million people remain.
This is the reality of this war. It cannot simply end with a piece of paper and a few signatures. A ceasefire without guarantees can be reignited at any moment, as Putin has already done before. To ensure that Ukrainians no longer suffer losses, we must guarantee the reliability of peace and not turn a blind eye to occupation.
We know Putin very well—he is addicted to war. He began his career with a brutal war against Chechnya and has been constantly fueling other wars. He can only be stopped by strength—the strength of world leaders who can become leaders of peace. We count on America and the entire world to help stop Putin. The only things he fears are America and global unity.
It is precisely such peace through strength that we discuss with all our partners, as well as the steps and guarantees needed for the people and the state attacked by Russia. War cannot be endless—only peace must be permanent and reliable.
Avancer à quelques Européens, à l’invitation de la 🇵🇱 qui présidera l’🇪🇺 à compter de janvier, dans un jeu collectif et déterminé, avec le 🇬🇧 et en lien avec la prochaine HR/VP.
Analyse détaillée des enjeux de Sky Shield, qui souligne la persistance de divergences stratégiques entre la 🇫🇷 et l'🇩🇪 sur la défense européenne. @SvenArnold8 @HFayet
[🔎À lire] Entre ambitions industrielles et contribution à l'#OTAN, les défis de la European Sky Shield Initiative (#ESSI).
Nouvelle note de @SvenArnold8 et @HFayet ⤵️
https://t.co/llpNNESlzp
A la veille de l’Assemblée Générale de l’#ONU, cela fait plaisir de voir que @CrisisGroup publie maintenant son excellent briefing ‘Dix défis pour les Nations unies en 2024-2025’ en français https://t.co/qyFAyLlQYx @OIFrancophonie@OBGhali@AfnuOnu@DeSachenka
🇫🇷 Quelle dimension européenne pour la dissuasion nucléaire française ?
Pour en débattre, l'Ifri organise ce soir un séminaire fermé autour d'@HFayet, @RikeFranke, @LozierLouis et @jdomerchet.
🔎Plus d'informations : https://t.co/FHuxg3QR2U
2,800 troops. 31 military units. 19 EU Member States.
We are holding the first-ever joint live EU military exercise.
We are taking another step to make the EU fit to address today’s crises and threats – building a security & defence policy fit for the future
#StrategicCompass
France’s new attitude toward Ukraine reflects a more profound recalibration of the traditional French push for European strategic autonomy. https://t.co/wzSqBN3C3x
Aux #ConversationsTocqueville Oleksandra Matviichuk, prix Nobel de la paix ukrainienne, qui joue un rôle cle dans la mise à jour des crimes russes,a ouvert les débats.Voici son discours « Le futur de l’Europe est incertain,il faut se battre»
https://t.co/u35fAUQYY4
par @Le_Figaro