Macron orders plan to shield French infrastructure from Russian hybrid attacks

French President Emmanuel Macron said Russia's hybrid attacks against France and Europe have intensified and tasked the government with protecting critical sites.

• Macron, after meeting party leaders at the Elysee Palace, said Russia had targeted France with hybrid attacks in recent weeks that would not go "without a response."
• He tasked the government with preparing a plan to protect critical infrastructure and sensitive defence and technology sites from drone and cyberattacks.
• Macron cited a drone attack on Leipzig airport and an attack on a train between Poland and Ukraine as examples of the threat.
• Macron announced France will convene a G7 meeting on energy in coming weeks to consider releasing strategic reserves.
• Macron said France has coordinated with Egypt and Saudi Arabia to secure gas supplies and warned that continued Middle East conflict would worsen the global energy crisis.
• Macron said France did not choose or participate in the Middle East war but is living with its consequences, citing the Strait of Hormuz closure and US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
• Macron said France is working to secure energy supplies through diplomatic engagement with Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Qatar, the UAE, and Nigeria.