France’s delayed budget for this year was passed on Monday, clearing the way for higher military spending promised by President Emmanuel Macron to confront threats linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine and Mideast conflicts. The expected adoption of the budget marks the final step of a months-long, chaotic process that exposed deep divisions in the fractured Parliament, which proved unable to reach a compromise. JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . Prime