VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-20
“discreet, ambiguous and marked by extreme caution when it came to defining it”
Le Monde · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-20
Le Monde described the Saudi defence cooperation as previously cautious and discreet, framing Macron's move as a geopolitical shift.
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