Macron orders protection of France’s infrastructure against Russian hybrid attacks

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday he has ordered the government to prepare a plan protecting critical infrastructure, defense industry sites and sensitive technology facilities from Russian drone and cyberattacks. He said France's interior minister has already met with regional prefects to raise vigilance against these ‘hybrid attacks.’

Macron reaffirmed France would keep backing Ukraine despite Russian threats and vowed an unspecified response to Moscow's covert operations, saying ‘this will not go unanswered’ without elaborating further. He argued the goal of such threats is to intimidate European support for Ukraine, and insisted the effect would be the opposite.

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