French minister Valls: Europe must more than ever before defend Ukraine

First weekly cabinet meeting of the year of the new French government in Paris
FILE PHOTO: French Minister for Overseas Territories Manuel Valls leaves after the first weekly cabinet meeting of the year of the new French government at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, January 3, 2025. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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Europe is at a turning point in terms of its relations with the United States which forces Europe more than ever before to defend Ukraine and boost its defence spending, said French government minister Manuel Valls on Monday.

"We are at a turning point," Valls told France Info radio.

"This forces us more than ever before to support our defence for Ukraine, and to increase our defence spending budget and to be on the front foot," added Valls, who is France's overseas territories minister and a former prime minister.

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