# Macron warns of Russian ‘hybrid attacks’ and seeks stronger energy defence

https://mins.news/en/item/65359

- France 24, 2026-09-19 09:52 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/france-s-macron-warns-of-russian-hybrid-attacks-seeks-to-step-up-energy-defence

> Months before France’s presidential election, fuel prices driven higher by the wars in Iran and Ukraine have pushed the country toward crisis. President Emmanuel Macron brought major party candidates to the presidential palace to address public anger and energy threats, but his warning about possible Russian “hybrid attacks” became the meeting’s main takeaway.

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