Europe must prepare for US to no longer 'stand by our side'

French president Emmanuel Macron: 'I want to believe the US will stay by our side. But we have to be ready if that isn’t the case.' Picture: Toby Melville/PA

Emmanuel Macron has said France is open to extending its nuclear umbrella to its European allies as he said Europe must now prepare for the US to no longer “stand by our side”.

The French president was speaking after the US paused intelligence-sharing with Ukraine in a bid to force Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to co-operate with US president Donald Trump in convening peace talks with Russia.