French President Emmanuel Macron is ramping up efforts to accelerate Europe’s defense capabilities after Russia’s powerful Oreshnik missile sent shockwaves across the continent. On January 15, Macron urged France and its allies to speed up the development of homegrown long‑range weapons, warning that Europe must ensure its own security in an increasingly unstable environment. His call came just days after Russia fired Oreshnik missiles at a Ukrainian aviation plant in Lviv on January 8 — an attack that occurred only a few miles from NATO territory in Poland.
