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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said France can reject US proposals and highlighted risks to EU unity and nuclear arms control amid Russia-Ukraine conflict.
- On Friday, Jean-Noel Barrot, France's foreign minister, said France has the right to say 'no' to the United States when proposals are unacceptable and warned the European political order is in danger.
- Facing the war in Ukraine, France's foreign minister said Europe has the right to reject unacceptable U.S. proposals while balancing responses to Washington's assertiveness, including Greenland.
- Overnight, Russia hit western Ukraine near the border with EU and NATO member Poland using its hypersonic Oreshnik missile, while Barrot warned arms-control erosion and New START treaty expiry on February 5 raise proliferation risks.
- Facing internal and external pressures, Barrot warned `nothing guarantees today that we will still be living within the European Union as we know it in 10 years` and rejected claims of civilisational erasure.
- Tensions deepen as the U.S. reframes its posture; Barrot said, "In a matter of months, the new American administration decided-- and that is its right-- to rethink the ties that bind us," following President Emmanuel Macron's critique of Washington.
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France has right to say 'no' to US, Paris says
France has the right to say "no" to its historical ally the United States when it acts in a way deemed unacceptable, the foreign minister said on Friday, warning that the European political order was "in danger".
Europe Pushes Back: France Says It Has the Right to Say No to the U.S.
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In a bold display of diplomatic assertiveness, France has reaffirmed its sovereign right to reject demands from the United States, signaling a notable shift in transatlantic relations. As Europe seeks to recalibrate its strategic partnerships amid evolving global challenges, Paris’s stance underscores a growing emphasis on autonomy and pushback against perceived American overreach. This development, [...]
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