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Macron orders France to shield infrastructure from Russian hybrid attacks

French president warns of intensifying Russian drone and cyber threats; UK opposition demands similar urgency from Burnham government.

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What to know

  • Macron ordered comprehensive protection measures for France's critical infrastructure and defense sites against Russian hybrid attacks including drones and cyber-attacks, citing intensified Russian hybrid threat.
  • UK opposition parties formally challenged PM Burnham to match the urgency Macron and European allies are showing, citing intelligence assessments of possible NATO attack by 2030 and ongoing Russian incursions.
  • The contrast highlights a widening perception gap between Continental European response to Russian hybrid threats and the UK government's stated position.

“It is not clear that the Government is taking the threat from Russia seriously enough. Its own intelligence assessment says an attack on NATO could come by 2030, while repeated smaller-scale incursions are already taking place.”

Kemi Badenoch, Conservative Party leader · The Guardian ↗ · Sep 17

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Macron orders France to shield infrastructure from Russian hybrid attacks
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    Conservatives and Reform UK formally urge Burnham to match Macron's response

    Both opposition parties called on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to address the Russian threat with the same urgency as Emmanuel Macron demonstrated.

    1. 1 outlet Burnham urged by opposition parties to follow Macron and act with more urgency on Russian threat - UK politics live

      first by The Guardian, 5d ago

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    Badenoch accuses UK government of insufficient urgency on Russian threat

    Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch posted on social media that Macron and Polish PM Tusk are acting with urgency that contrasts with the UK government's apparent inaction. She cited the government's own intelligence assessment predicting a possible NATO attack by 2030 and recent Russian incursions into Lithuanian airspace.

    “Macron and Tusk are speaking and acting with an urgency that makes the latest reports about Russia violating Lithuanian airspace even more concerning. It is not clear that the Government is taking the threat from Russia seriously enough.”
    — Kemi Badenoch
  3. background

    Farage says UK must match France's seriousness on Russian drone threats — Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader, questioned whether the UK government is doing enough to address Russian threats, calling for ministers to take the threat seriously and brief opposition leaders on consequences for UK security.

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    Macron announces Russian hybrid threat has intensified; orders protection plan for critical infrastructure

    French president Emmanuel Macron said after meeting with French political leaders that Russia's hybrid threat against Europe and France has intensified. He ordered the government to prepare a plan to protect France's critical infrastructure and sensitive defense industry and technology sites against drone and cyber-attacks. France's interior minister met regional prefects to step up vigilance in response.

    “The Russian hybrid threat against Europeans and against France has intensified. The intent is to intimidate us and break our effort to support Ukraine.”
    — Emmanuel Macron
    1. 1 outlet Burnham will meet Irish PM as UK bids to get exemptions from EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ plan – UK politics live

      first by Guardian, 6d ago