French President Macron Suggests Russia Is No Longer NATO’s Enemy

French President Emmanuel Macron takes part in a news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg after their meeting at the Elysee palace in Paris, France, on Nov. 28, 2019. Bertrand Guay/Pool via Reuters

French President Emmanuel Macron indicated that he believes Russia is not the enemy of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

“NATO is a collective defense organization, but against what or against who? Who is our common enemy? We need to clarify that. And it is a very strategic question,” he told reporters at a press conference in Paris on Nov. 28.