French President Emmanuel Macron accuses US of ‘breaking free from international rules’
By Delphine Touitou, Francesco Fontemaggi and Valerie Leroux, AFP France’s President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he delivers a speech to French ambassadors during the Ambassadors’ Conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 8, 2026. Photo: MICHEL EULER / POOL / AFP French President Emmanuel Macron said the United States was “breaking free from international rules” and “gradually turning away” from some of its allies. Macron delivered his annual speech to French ambassadors at the Elysee Palace on Thursday (local time) as European powers are scrambling to come up with a coordinated response to US assertive foreign policy in











