'You can count on France!' Gleeful Macron trolls Britain's military shambles over Cyprus base with glossy video of French naval might

Emmanuel Macron swiped at the UK's difficulties defending the crucial RAF Akrotiri base from Iranian reprisals as he visited the island yesterday.


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