You have to be feared in this world,” President Emmanuel Macron said, preparing France for an era in which it may no longer be able to count on the U.S.

The French president has announced €6.5 billion in extra military spending in the next two years. He said Europe is under a greater threat than at any point since the end of World War II.

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to army leaders, on the eve of the annual Bastille Day Parade in the French capital, at l'Hotel de Brienne in Paris, France. LUDOVIC MARIN/Pool via REUTERS PARIS (Reuters) -President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced a plan to push forward France's defence spending,