French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the country's ambassadors at the Élysée Palace on Thursday in a traditional New Year speech designed to spell out France's foreign policy priorities for the 12 months ahead. Watch his address live from 12:30pm Paris time (GMT+1).
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French President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech after talks with his Cypriot counterpart at the Élysée Palace on December 15, 2025. © Dimitar Dilkoff, AP file photo
The French president's address to ambassadors is expected to dwell at length on ongoing efforts to secure a ceasefire in Russia's war on Ukraine, days after Macron pledged to put French boots on the ground to safeguard Ukraine's security in the event of a peace deal.
Macron will also address the US raid on Venezuela that removed President Nicolas Maduro from power, which France's foreign minister described as undermining international law.
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