Macron Orders Plan to Protect France's Critical Infrastructure Against 'Russian Hybrid Attacks'
Macron said the plan will shield critical infrastructure and sensitive defense sites from drone and cyberattacks as Russia’s hybrid threat intensifies.
- On Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron ordered the government to prepare a plan protecting critical infrastructure and defense sites from intensified Russian hybrid threats including drone and cyberattacks.
- Citing recent incidents including a drone attack at Leipzig airport, Macron stated the Russian hybrid threat against Europeans has 'intensified' in recent weeks, intended to intimidate and derail support for Ukraine.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nunez mobilized state services to step up 'vigilance in response to the Russian hybrid attacks,' which Macron characterized as 'shadow operations' aimed at undermining Ukraine support.
- Vowing the attacks 'will not go unanswered,' Macron announced a forthcoming Group of Seven meeting in the coming weeks to coordinate energy responses and discuss strategic reserve options.
- Arguing that Europe's security remains at stake in Ukraine, Macron stated Russian intimidation attempts to weaken European support for the country will ultimately fail.
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Lietuvos Radijas ir TelevizijaMacron orders protection of French infrastructure from Russian hybrid attacks
The French president said the threat to Europe from Moscow's shadow warfare had "intensified".
President Emmanuel Macron has ordered measures to protect critical infrastructure in France from increasing Russian hybrid attacks.
He asked the French government to develop a defense plan.
Russia has carried out hybrid attacks on France in recent weeks, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, promising a response. Read also: Germany plans anti-sabotage shield after drone attack at Von der Leyen airport supports European Security Council and protocol against sabotage "In recent weeks, the threat — particularly the Russian hybrid threat — that Europeans and France face has intensified," Macron told journalists after meeting in Par…
The President of the Republic spoke in an address this Friday, September 18, 2026 at the Palace of the Elysée. Here are the main statements Emmanuel Macron spoke this Friday, September 18, 2026.
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