Macron's comments (on the heels of his recent trip to Beijing) about Europe potentially plotting a foreign policy course distinct from the entity who most certainly Nordstreamed it gives the continent a glimmer of hope but I, for one, am not going to hold my breath.

https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-china-americ...

The response to Macron's comments from the other side of the "pond" was predictable.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2023/04/10/us-confi...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/10/emmanuel-macro...

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cruz-responds-macrons-stunn...