NATO's 70th anniversary summit was marked on Tuesday by a tense press conference between the two leaders. Faced with the cameras and with a lot of small sentences, Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump have not hesitated to expose their differences, on the place of NATO, the fight against Islamist terrorism or on the taxation of Gafa.

Tense smiles, one speaks, the other replies. The commemorations for the 70th anniversary of NATO in London were darkened on Tuesday with a battle between Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron. While the differences between the two heads of state have been growing for some time now, the joint press conference on Tuesday has almost moved to the debate. Role of NATO, fight against Islamist terrorism, taxation of Gafa ... the points of tension have not failed. We summarize everything.

NATO in a state of "brain death"? Macron "keeps" his words

He himself criticized NATO, the American president had in the morning, attacked his French counterpart for having judged the Alliance in a state of "brain death", qualifying his remarks as "very insulting". It is a "very, very nasty judgment to 28 countries," he said at a press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. "Nobody needs NATO more than France," he said. In face-to-face, Emmanuel Macron assured that he "maintained" his words.

Daesh fighters from Germany, the United Kingdom ... and France, tackle Donald Trump

Another marker of this tension, a tense exchange on the Islamic State. "We have many prisoners, Daesh fighters in Syria, some of them from France, Germany, the United Kingdom, mostly from Europe, and I did not talk to President Macron about it. Nice Daesh fighters? Come on, grab the ones you want! "Donald Trump told his counterpart. "A large part of the Daesh fighters come from Syria, Iraq and the surrounding area," wanted to nuance Emmanuel Macron. "Foreign fighters from Europe are a tiny minority of the problem," he said.

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The commercial response to Gafa taxation, a "minor dispute"

Donald Trump had harshly criticized the will of Paris to tax the American technological giants. The Trump administration has already threatened to impose tariffs of up to 100% on the equivalent of $ 2.4 billion worth of French products including Roquefort, yogurts, sparkling wine. But against the French president, Tuesday, the American billionaire seemed to adopt a more conciliatory tone. The two leaders agreed in particular on their ability to overcome what Donald Trump called a "minor trade dispute".

The need to "reduce conflictuality" with Russia

A point of rapprochement nonetheless: Donald Trump recognized, in the footsteps of Emmanuel Macron, that it was possible to get along with Russia. "We must initiate a dialogue without naivety with Russia to reduce conflict" with this country, said the tenant of the Elysee. "The situation with nuclear is not good," said his side Donald Trump. "We ended the INF Treaty (Nuclear Forces Treaty Intermediate Range, ed ) because the other party (Russia, ed ) did not adhere to it, but it wants to conclude a treaty and us too," he said. he stressed. "We think it is possible to find a solution" for nuclear weapons, he said.

After posting their differences, the two leaders concluded the 40-minute exchange as freshly as they had started: without a handshake.