He made such a statement during a press conference, reports RT France.
“I am returning you to my statements at the end of last year about the“ death of the brain of NATO, ”the head of state quotes Le Figaro.
Macron noted that the recent incident "vividly demonstrates" the "brain death" of the alliance.
According to TASS, the incident occurred when a Turkish frigate off the coast of Libya refused to comply with an order to inspect cargo from a French ship participating in NATO operations.
Avoiding search, the Turkish ship took aim at the French using a radar missile guidance system, which the French military department regarded as "extremely hostile and aggressive actions."
In the fall of 2019, Macron ascertained “brain death” at NATO and called on Europe to start thinking of itself as an independent geopolitical force.