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.

You have to be feared in this world,” President Emmanuel Macron said, preparing France for an era in which it may no longer be able to count on the U.S.

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to army leaders, on the eve of the annual Bastille Day Parade in the French capital, at l'Hotel de Brienne in Paris, France. LUDOVIC MARIN/Pool via REUTERS PARIS (Reuters) -President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced a plan to push forward France's defence spending,