US EditionMacron Accuses US of 'Turning Away' From Allies, Breaking Rules
- President Emmanuel Macron used his annual ambassadors' speech on January 8, 2026, at the Élysée Palace, Paris, warning that the United States is distancing itself from allies and weakening multilateral institutions.
- Talk of seizing Greenland and related U.S. comments have included refusal to rule out military force, a 25% tariff threat, and suspensions from dozens of UN agencies.
- Speaking on the sidelines of an allied summit, Emmanuel Macron, President of France, affirmed `Greenland is a territory under Danish sovereignty and it will remain so` while European leaders joined Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in a united statement defending the island.
- Macron urged Europe to protect its interests by consolidating tech-sector rules, saying `The DSA and DMA are two regulations that must be defended` amid Washington's denouncement.
- European capitals are now coordinating a response after Washington seized Venezuelan-linked tankers and Nicolás Maduro, while Mette Frederiksen warned a U.S. attack on a NATO ally would halt NATO and end post-World War II security.
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Macron Accuses Washington of 'Neocolonial Aggression', Says U.S. Is Destroying World Order
French President Emmanuel Macron accused the United States of drifting away from allies and international norms, warning that a form of "neocolonial aggressiveness" is increasingly shaping relations between major powers.
'US turning away from allies': France's Emmanuel Macron slams Trump's foreign policy
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday strongly criticised the foreign policy of the United States (US) under President Donald Trump, accusing Washington of "breaking free from international rules" and "turning away" from some of its allies. Macron said that there is a strong temptation to divide the world, which has some great powers. The 48-year-old French president made the remarks while speaking at the annual Ambassadors' Conference in…
In a speech to French ambassadors, President Emmanuel Macron accused the United States of turning its back on certain allies. “The United States is turning its back on certain allies again and again, abdicating itself from international rules that it had only recently defended,” he said. According to Macron, “we live in an era of great powers trying to divide the world among themselves,” and the events of recent days and months have reinforced t…
French President Emmanuel Macron warned that the United States was "breaking free from international rules" and turning away from allies, while international institutions were becoming less effective. He called for reform of the United Nations.
Macron Accuses U.S. of “Breaking International Rules”
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, January 8th, that the United States was “breaking free from international rules” and “gradually turning away” from some of its allies, AFP reports. Macron, who wants to divert attention away from his domestic political problems by making bold foreign policy statements, delivered his annual speech to French ambassadors at the Élysée Palace. European powers are scrambling to come up with a coordin…
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