Macron responds to Trump: We are being subjected to neocolonial aggressiveness'

"We are living in a world of great powers, with a real temptation to divide up the world, Macron said. We are being subjected to neocolonial aggressiveness by certain parties. The president's words arrive less than a week after the United States attacked Caracas and captured the Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Macron's statement also comes after the Trump administration insisted on a possible annexation of Greenland."

"Macron, who has always had a tense relationship with Trump who seems determined to humiliate the French president in each of their public encounters has been advocating for months for a gradual process of autonomy for the EU from the United States. In his speech, he recalled some of his reasons for this, such as the fact that yesterday's rules are increasingly weakened."

The United States is gradually turning away from some allies and breaking the international rules it once promoted. Multilateral institutions function less effectively, creating a world of great powers with temptations to divide global influence. Diplomatic conduct shows increasing neocolonial aggressiveness and the law of the strongest risks imposing itself. Recent U.S. actions cited include an attack on Caracas with the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and discussions of annexing Greenland. Europe faces pressure to avoid vassalage and to pursue gradual strategic autonomy from the United States. Strengthening collective European capacity is presented as essential to preserve world order and resist domination.

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