Macron: CIA did not warn France of Russia’s planned attacks

Contrary to rumors, the French services received no warning from the CIA about a possible attack by Russian drones on European territory. This was stated by French President Emmanuel Macron. Despite this, he stressed that France must remain vigilant.

Macron said this in an interview with TF1 and France 2. So he commented on the report of the Spanish newspaper El Mundo, which late on Wednesday reported that the CIA allegedly warned Paris about a possible attack by Russian UAVs on the territory of Spain, France or Italy from ships in the Mediterranean Sea.

According to Macron, France has already faced hybrid attacks, including information and cyber attacks, and now the possibility of real attacks from Moscow is becoming more real. The president cited recent incidents in Europe and said Russia was, in his assessment, "preparing." “The situation is becoming more tense,” it is accompanied by “a multiplication of hostile and sometimes criminal actions against European countries,” he said.

Alexey Tarkhanov, Paris