France air defence: Macron seeks to convince EU allies of a home-grown strategy
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French President Emmanuel Macron says he has made some progress in convincing some of France's EU allies to look at a more home-grown defence strategy. Speaking at the Le Bourget air show north of Paris, Macron called for a wholly European defence system, saying the EU should stop relying on other countries including the United States. His comments come in contrast to a German-led effort to jointly procure air defence systems from outside Europe including the U.S. and Israel. FRANCE 24's international affairs editor Philip Turle tells us more about what kind of defence strategy Emmanuel Macron is calling for.