she sought to downplay<\/a>. \u201cIt is that the Americans decide whether to end or continue the war. And that, for European nations, is a considerable slap in the face,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\u201cIt is an absolutely major diplomatic failure, a loss of influence that is now obvious to everyone,\u201d Le Pen said.<\/p>\n
But unlike Macron, Le Pen is adamant that more Europe is not the answer.<\/p>\n
Instead, she vowed to fight any attempt at making an integrated European defense a reality, something that could prove a serious roadblock to the EU\u2019s ambitions should Le Pen prevail in the country\u2019s presidential election.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs usual, the European Union is using a crisis to get itself additional powers,\u201d Le Pen said. \u201cI can see that they would like this conflict to continue, so that they can take over responsibility for defense. I don’t accept this.\u201d<\/p>\n
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