Mr Macron’s critics called it a mix of electioneering, the usual French self-interest and the intellectual vanity of a Jupiterian president thinking about his legacy. We wish they were right. In fact,

French president says far-right are ‘hidden Brexiteers’ who want to destroy the EU without saying so

Mr Macron is speaking just days after giving a speech at the Sorbonne in which he first said that “our Europe can die”. In our interview, conducted in the first-floor salon doré of the Elysée Palace,

Russian attacks against Ukraine trigger strategic awakening in Europe,” said French President Emmanuel Macron in May 2 interview with The Economist.

London: Europe must consider sending troops to help defend Ukraine if Vladimir Putin’s Russian forces break through their defence lines in an anticipated offensive in the next three months, Emmanuel Macron has said.