France needs “a strong army,” the president has said, citing an alleged Russian threat
French President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to roll out a new voluntary military service scheme this week, according to Le Figaro. The proposal was first floated by the French leader in July in response to what he described as a “lasting threat” from Russia – something Moscow has dismissed as nonsense.
The newspaper reported the plan is for a ten-month voluntary service option with compensation, without providing further details on how it would differ from current military service. France suspended conscription in 1997 under then President Jacques Chirac…
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