Let's hope European nations take the lesson, and cut the ties to the US military complex. The US cannot be considered a trustworthy partner.
The French (and, by extension, the EU) are in a pretty difficult position now. What we are potentially about to see is the largest re-alignment of global power structures since the beginning of the Cold War. It seems evident that the US is placing NATO on the backburner in favour of an "Anglo+" alliance comprising the UK, US and Australia + potentially, SEA middle powers such as Japan, South Korea and Taiwan - aka everyone who has "skin in the game" on the China front. Presumably, the US believes it can "have its cake and eat it", so to speak, by realigning towards China while keeping the EU in its back pocket with minimal commitment.
The EU may therefore have to fend for itself, but it's not entirely clear what the path forward is. The French have long-pushed for the prospect of a standing EU army, but the Germans are indifferent to the prospect and the Eastern Europeans/Balkans prefer the involvement of the US against Russia. This more or less leaves the French in no man's land with few prospects of exercising influence over global geopolitics.