Macron's "subtle" message to Trump

&ldquo;I am aware that Europe can sometimes be perceived as a slower continent than others,&rdquo; Macron said to Japanese businesspeople and investors in Tokyo.&ldquo;But predictability has its value, and we have demonstrated that over all these years&mdash;and I would even dare to say in recent weeks: we are where you know we will be,&rdquo; he added.Critique of unpredictable alliesMacron criticized countries that claim to act faster than their allies but are at the same time unreliable.&ldquo;You don&rsquo;t know if the day after tomorrow they will still hold that position, or if tomorrow they will make a decision that could harm you without informing you,&rdquo; the French president concluded.AFP notes that this was an obvious reference to the U.S. and Israel&rsquo;s war against Iran, which has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for Japan&rsquo;s energy imports.On Tuesday, the U.S. president criticized France on social media, stating that Paris had been &ldquo;very unhelpful&rdquo; during the war with Iran.

Macron's "subtle" message to Trump

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