>It's still very geo-strategic. People can refuse to sell
France has 2 years of ready to use fuel plus 5 years of fuel to refine meaning they have to get a replacement within the next 7 years or reuse waste or mine locally as a last resort, they'll be fine.
I'm not even sure the new dictator will live that long or change his mind in the meantime anyways.
> What does France bring to the table in the EU? Its access to these resources amongst other things.
Well no, those are a rounding error at best.