“You have a lot of crises over which NATO is not competent,” believes Sébastien Lecornu

“Our Europe is deadly”indicated Emmanuel Macron during his speech at La Sorbonne, Thursday April 25, where he discussed Many times the word “power”. “The risks of insecurity are there, with all the challenges posed to us by Russia, Iran, nuclear proliferations, terrorism which has not disappeared, contestations over new spaces, the underwater world, the militarization of space, cyber threats”lists Sébastien Lecornu, Minister of the Armed Forces, guest of “4 Vérités” on France 2, Friday April 26.

European Rapid Reaction Force: “We must be able to set it up very quickly”

The President of the Republic spoke of his desire to “European preference” for defense purchases. “Many European capitals buy from Washington because they are under the promise of the United States that they will come to protect them, including with the unspoken word of the American nuclear umbrella”specifies Sébastien Lecornu.

Emmanuel Macron spoke of a rapid reaction force which could reach 5,000 men. “You have many crises over which NATO has no jurisdiction, and over which France often carries out operations alone”, insists Sébastien Lecornu, taking as an example the crisis in Sudan, and the repatriation of European citizens. “This force, which makes it possible, for example, to secure European nationals, we must be able to set it up very quickly”he adds.