French president condemns US for ‘turning away from allies’

<p>Emmanuel Macron’s comments come as Germany’s president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, warns against turning world into ‘robber’s den’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/08/russia-ukraine-putin-zelenskyy-greenland-denmark-france-macron-germany-merz-europe-latest-news-updates">Europe live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>The presidents of France and Germany have sharply condemned US foreign policy under Donald Trump, saying respectively that Washington was “breaking free from international rules” and the world risked turning into a “robber’s den”.</p><p>In unusually strong and apparently uncoordinated remarks, Emmanuel Macron and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, leaders of the EU’s two heavyweight states, have warned the postwar rules-based international order could soon disintegrate.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/08/french-german-presidents-macron-steinmeier-condemn-us-foreign-policy-trump">Continue reading...</a>