The missing context: 870 billion euros is about one billion dollars US.  France spent about 50 billion euros, 2016, and ranked number 6 in the world for military spending.  One billion dollars is the cost of maybe five US F-35s.  I am not a real journalist; but, I did have to take a mandatory Journalism class, San Francisco public high school.  News organizations used to have people called editors.  "You are VERY welcome".