General VILLIERS disclosed in a statement that he could no longer guarantee the durability of the army model that he considered necessary for the protection of France.
The sixty-years-old General is not happy that President MACRON had to reduce the armed forces budget by eight hundred and fifty million euros, which mainly affected military equipment.
President MACRON said the decision to save eight hundred and fifty million euros from defence spending is part of an overall budget deficit.
MACRON said as part of the measures, government would delay or cancel new equipment orders, but with a promise to raise defence spending in 2018 by one point five billion euros.
