Macron denies CIA warned French services about possible Russian drone attacks
French President Emmanuel Macron denied a report by Spanish newspaper El Mundo that the US Central Intelligence Agency had warned European governments about possible Russian drone attacks from the Mediterranean. In a primetime television interview on Thursday, Macron also said France would send troops and defence systems to Saudi Arabia to help protect the Red Sea port city of Yanbu.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday denied a report by Spanish newspaper El Mundo that the US Central Intelligence Agency had warned European governments about possible Russian drone attacks from the Mediterranean.
Macron also said during a primetime television interview that France would send troops and defence systems to Saudi Arabia to help protect the Red Sea port city of Yanbu.
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