The alleged operation would involve launching Gerbera drones with a 600 km range from cargo containers aboard merchant vessels in international waters between 125 and 190 miles offshore. These drones would target ports, airports, and military facilities to cause operational disruption rather than large-scale destruction. While the reported warnings followed CIA Director John Ratcliffe's August 25 trip to Moscow, Macron’s denial comes despite reports that he convened his Defense Council on Sept 16.
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Macron Denies CIA Warning of Russian Drone Attacks
Geopolitics25 days ago
President Emmanuel Macron has dismissed reports that Paris received intelligence from America about impending ship-based aerial threats in the Mediterranean. He stated that the CIA did not inform French security services of any plan by Russia to target France, Spain, or Italy, contradicting reporting from the Spanish newspaper El Mundo that US intelligence had issued urgent warnings to those governments.
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