Macron leaves angry farmers for soon-to-be NATO member Sweden

Stockholm (AFP) Jan 30, 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron begins a two-day state visit to Sweden on Tuesday, with the Nordic country on the cusp of becoming a NATO member following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Macron left for Stockholm on Monday evening, just as angry French farmers began to set up blockades around Paris. In recent weeks, a slew of protests have rocked the European Union's biggest agricultural