FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 386*MACRON REAFFIRMS RUSSIA HOSTILITY*FRANCE BLAMED IN MALI FIGHTING*TRUMP SLAMS MACRON CRITIC*MACRON DOWNPLAYS IRAN WAR ENERGY SHORTAGE*ENERGY CEO'S HORMUZ WARNING*PARIS PROTEST*

 

             (NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)

      (ADDITIONAL MATERIAL BEING ADDED DURING THE DAY AT VARIOUS POINTS)

President Emmanuel Macron speaking of a 'very strong signal' to Russia with the European Union's 20th round of Ukraine War sanctions.

In addition the EU approving a 90 billion Euro (105.174 billion USD) loan to Ukraine...

"Macron said about a 'very strong signal' for Russia"-RIA Novosti Russia...

This weekend the former French colonial territory of Mali in Africa now under Russian influence assaulted by jihadist forces associated with Al Qaeda.

The jihadists engaging in combat with Malian troops and Russian mercenary forces supporting them.

The Russian think tank "RYBAR" says the jihadist forces on the attack in Mali alongside separatists are backed by France...

                     RYBAR AFRICA "X"

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS JABBED AT PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION MR. MACRON NOT ALWAYS IN AGREEMENT WITH MR. TRUMP OR ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU.

BUT ON FRIDAY NIGHT MR. TRUMP TOOK TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO SLAM MACRON CRITIC PODCASTER INFLUENCER CANDACE OWENS.

TRUMP SAYING IN PART:

"Her attack on the First Lady of France is despicable"

OWENS HAS SUGGESTED IN VARIOUS ONLINE POSTINGS THAT BRIGITTE MACRON WAS BORN A MALE LEADING TO LEGAL ACTION BY THE MACRONS HERE IN THE US.

INDIVIDUALS IN FRANCE WHO PUBLISHED STORIES ALONG THE SAME LINE HAVE BEEN CONVICTED IN COURT AND SENTENCED.

    OSINTdefender "X" (Includes Trump Social Media Post)

Today President Emmanuel Macron downplaying any possible fuel shortages due to the Iran War.

Macron speaking after the head of "Totalenergies" Patrick Pouyanne noted if the conflict does not end in two to three months France could enter a period with 'an energy shortage'.

"It all depends on the duration...Solving the problem of the Strait of Hormuz is a crucial issue"

          TOTALENERGIES CEO PATRICK POUYANNE

                      BFM-TV Story (Translation Prompt)

             And a group of protesters wound their way through the streets of Paris today.  A Yellow Vests demonstration with yellow flags and a yellow banner with the flags of multiple nations displayed including Cuba and Iran.   

The flags of nations currently being sanctioned or threatened or attacked by the United States. 

                         The banner at the head of today's procession read:  

                      "Ensemble Agissons"

                       "Together Let's Act"

       

                                                      For now that's news from France.