French President Emmanuel Macron has announced $7.6 billion euros in additional military spending over the next two years.

Freedom has never been so threatened, 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.