Macron urges world to 'stand firm' against 'abuse of power by empires' in final UN speech

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French President Emmanuel Macron called on world nations to support the UN against power abuses and urged a moratorium on attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure in the Russia-Ukraine war. He also advocated for an open-source frontier AI model independent of China and the US.

French President Emmanuel Macron used his last address before the UN General Assembly as France's leader to urge the world's nations to stand alongside the United Nations in the face of a resurgent "law of the jungle". Macron also called for a moratorium on strikes on civilian and energy infrastructure in the Russia-Ukraine war and an "open-source" model for frontier AI independent of China and the US.