French President Emmanuel Macron said the American security umbrella is a thing of the past and that Europe needs to build its own credible defense strategy if it wants to survive.
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      French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe can no longer rely on the US for its security needs and must build its own credible defense.

      In a speech setting out his vision for Europe, six weeks ahead of European Parliament elections, Macron said the continent may need to produce its own anti-missile shield, long-range surface missiles and other items to build a sufficiently robust defense.

      “We need to build a strategic defense for Europe ourselves,” the French president said at Paris’s Sorbonne University on Thursday. “Europe must defend what’s important for her, with allies or alone.”