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In front of France's mayors, the Chief of Staff prepares minds for war

20 November 2025 Other

The French Army Chief of Staff provoked an outcry from opposition parties when he told the French Mayors' Congress that the country had to "accept losing its children" in order to "protect what we are". For several months now, the authorities have been trying to prepare people's minds for the possibility of war, against a backdrop of high geopolitical tensions.