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France plans further increase in defence spending

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Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu says the defence budget needs to be increased from the current annual 50.5 billion ( $54.6 billion ) to 90 billion .

The evening before, French President Emmanuel Macron had announced a further increase in French defence spending.

Macron said the threat posed to Europe by Russia required additional investment and new budgetary decisions.

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81

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83

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74

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formal

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English

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60

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short-lived

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