France

France is a republic located in western Europe bordered by Spain, Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. It also has several overseas territories, like French Guiana in South America and St. Pierre et Miquelon off the shores of Newfoundland. France possesses one of the most powerful militaries in Europe, and they are a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the European Union, the United Nations and the Group of 7.

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French elections in April 2017 saw the removal of Francois Hollande from power, and the election of Francois Fillon.

After the elections, French troops were being sent to Lithuania alongside German, Belgian, Croatian, Luxembourg, Dutch and Norwegian troops to help bolster the security in this region. A smaller amount of troops would also be sent to Estonia, under command of the British alongside the Danish. France was not concerned when the lack of US troops during the Baltic Defense Initiative became apparent, however was intrigued when the United States was no longer ensuring defence for nations not spending 2.0% or more on defence. This statement motivated France to increase their defence spending, which by 2020 were at roughly 1.89%.

When NATO forces withdrawing from Turkey were turning up dead and robbed, France stood by the United States decision to invoke Article V of the treaty, and begin the invasion of Eastern Thrace. France provided the most support after the United States during the war, and lost the most amount of troops.

In 2022, another Presidential Election was taking place in France, and this time Roger Chapelle was elected, showing motivation to strengthen the French Armed Forces. Defence spending was increased and more equipment was able to be sent to Turkey. After the war ended, the French military was nearly on par with that of the United States, and the most powerful in Europe( excluding Russia ).

When the Union of Common Defense launched their invasion of Europe in 2026, French troops were spread out evenly across the four NATO nations being invaded. A smaller amount of forces was sent to West Turkey, however most of France's military build-up was in Estonia and Lithuania. However, there were still troops present in Poland and Latvia, and saw limited service during the Kaliningrad Offensives.