An essential condition for European security is that Russia not win the war of aggression in Ukraine, — French President Emmanuel Macron during a speech at the Sorbonne University.

“Our Europe today is mortal and can die. It can die, and it depends only on our choices. Europe is not armed against the risks we face in a world where the rules of the game have changed.

After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it is no longer clear where the limits of Moscow's power lie. So we have to build a strategic concept of a reliable European defense for ourselves. Europe cannot be a vassal of the United States,” he said.

Macron called for "producing more and faster" of the necessary weapons, and giving preference to the purchase of European military equipment.

"There is no defense without a defense industry. We have had decades of underinvestment," he said.