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France has spent decades preparing for Trump | If You're Listening | ABC In-depth

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"Temporary ceasefire or redrawing borders? What ‘territorial concessions’ mean to Ukraine, Russia, and the US
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Donald Trump’s sudden shift on Ukraine has come as a massive shock to most countries in America’s orbit. European leaders who have long banked their national security on US military protection are beginning to lose confidence in their most powerful ally. Last month the new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared that his priority was to "strengthen Europe" and become independent of the US and other Europe countries are following suit. But there is one American ally that has been planning for this potential eventuality for decades.

France has long been sceptical of how much America can be trusted and now they may be the only safe refuge for countries looking for new security guarantees. So how did they see this about-face coming? And what capacity does Paris have to be the new security guarantor for global democracy?

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