According to the French leader, the CIA did not inform French intelligence services about preparations for such an attack, and Italy’s defense minister said the same.

“Therefore here I can tell you unequivocally: no,” Macron stated.

At the same time, he noted that the situation is indeed becoming increasingly tense and causes concern — first of all for Ukraine, which since February 2022 has been in a state of direct war with Russia, and in fact since 2014, as well as for Europeans.

Especially, according to him, in recent weeks various hostile actions have significantly increased across Europe.

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