CIA Did Not Warn France About Possible Russian Drone Attacks, Macron Says
Macron said France was not warned and warned that Russia could still mount drone strikes against European targets, citing recent hostile acts.
- On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron denied claims that the CIA warned Paris of Russian drone strikes, stating, "We can deny this piece of information, the CIA did not inform France of this information and the Italian defence minister said the same thing."
- The denial followed a report published Thursday in the Spanish daily Mundo, which alleged the CIA had alerted southern European governments to possible Russian drone and ship operations targeting Spain, France, and Italy.
- Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto also rejected the allegations on Thursday, stating the alarm "serves no one and is not confirmed," adding, "We already live in difficult, 'nervous' times."
- The French President stressed that Russia considers "Europe to be the strategic heart of Ukraine," noting that while no comparable attack has hit France yet, the possibility of Russian strikes remains plausible.
- Citing the August 5 drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport, which German authorities attributed to Russia, Macron warned that Russia is intensifying hybrid campaigns against European countries.
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Is it possible that a Russian armed drone could attack the Orly airport, or Charles de Gaulle, or the Marseille airport? The answer is yes, you have to be very clear....
This Thursday morning, a Spanish media reported that the CIA had alerted France to a possible attack on Russian drones, an information swept away by the head of state.
EADaily, September 24, 2026: The CIA did not warn Paris of possible attacks by Russian drones across southern Europe, as announced in an interview with TF1/France 2 by President Emmanuel McRon.
French President Emmanuel Macron has denied reports that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had warned Paris of a possible Russian strike on southern Europe.
French President denies having received notice from the United States intelligence service for Russian attacks.
Emmanuel Macron denied, on Thursday night, any CIA alert about an attack by Russian drones in France. However, he acknowledged that this threat exists and could target the territory
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