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00:00Europe stands at a dangerous crossroads tonight as global tensions rise and Russia's war machine

00:11intensifies its assault on Ukraine. France, long a pillar of European security, has joined its

00:18allies in what many are calling the continent's most serious preparation for a global conflict

00:23since World War II. President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a sweeping new national initiative,

00:30a voluntary youth military service, set to begin by mid-2026. An effort, he says,

00:37built to confront accelerating threats on the world stage.

00:44Speaking at the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade in the French Alps,

00:47Macron delivered a message both urgent and unmistakable.

00:53The project mirrors moves made by European nations

01:22such as Germany and Denmark, countries increasingly shaken by the shifting priorities of the United

01:28States under President Donald Trump, and by Russia's increasingly aggressive posture.

01:34The initiative will allow 18- and 19-year-olds to serve for 10 months,

01:38receive compensation, and train exclusively inside France.

01:42It begins with 3,000 recruits in 2026, scaling up to 10,000 by 2030, and reaching a staggering

01:5050,000 by 2035, depending on global threats. After completing the program, participants can

01:57integrate into civilian life, join the reserve forces, or transition directly into France's active

02:03military ranks. By 2030, France aims to reach 100,000 reservists, bolstering total army strength

02:10to 210,000 personnel. This is not conscription. Macron is unwavering on that point.

02:18Macron defended Jacques Chirac's 1996 abolition of mandatory service, insisting the modern

02:28battlefield demands a different kind of force, a hybrid army, combining trained youth, reservists,

02:34and active troops. But even this historic announcement couldn't escape controversy.

02:40Just days earlier, France was shaken by blunt, chilling remarks from General Fabian Mandan,

02:46the chief of the armed forces. The general warned that France must brace itself for possible losses

02:52in the face of Russian aggression. The comments sparked outrage nationwide, prompting Macron to

02:58intervene, clarifying that France has no plan to send young people to Ukraine.

03:03Recent months have seen Russia unleash one of its most brutal phases of the war since the full-scale

03:13invasion of 2022. October shattered records with more than 1,200 missile and drone strikes slamming

03:21into Kiev, Kharkiv, Odessa, cities battered under what President Zelenskyy calls terror from the skies.

03:27Hundreds of civilians killed, thousands displaced, entire towns reduced to rubble. Russian forces,

03:36reinforced by North Korean artillery shells and Iranian attack drones, have pushed deeper into the

03:41Donbass, turning once-fertile fields into silent graveyards. Ukraine's Black Sea grain roots have

03:48again been severed, sending ripples of food insecurity across Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Worse still,

03:55NATO intelligence warns of Russian troop buildups near Poland's border — a provocative move that

04:01many analysts interpret as hybrid warfare, probing Europe's defenses and testing its resolve.

04:11Analysts say this sustained escalation is the very reason France and its allies are acting now,

04:17as Europe faces a stark crossroads. Macron's youth military court is more than a domestic program.

04:23It's a signal, a warning, a call, a recognition that peace can no longer be assumed, and that the security

04:32once guaranteed by the United States is now uncertain. Experts say the Western Alliance is fortifying itself

04:39not just for a crisis, but for the possibility of a generational conflict.

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