French president says far-right are ‘hidden Brexiteers’ who want to destroy the EU without saying so

Mr Macron’s critics called it a mix of electioneering, the usual French self-interest and the intellectual vanity of a Jupiterian president thinking about his legacy. We wish they were right. In fact,

Russian attacks against Ukraine trigger strategic awakening in Europe,” said French President Emmanuel Macron in May 2 interview with The Economist.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Russian energy giant Gazprom said Thursday it suffered a record annual loss last year as the European market was practically shut to its gas exports due to sanctions over Moscow's military operation in Ukraine.

Russia is causing disruption to satellite navigation systems affecting thousands of civilian flights, experts say.The Baltic Sea, the Black Sea and the eastern Mediterranean - the regions where Russia's military has been most active - have seen an increase in disruption to the Global Positioning System (GPS).

Estonia's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna laid the blame for the jamming of GPS signals over the Baltic squarely with Russia on Thursday, following weeks of interference that has disrupted air travel in the region.

Finnair has cancelled flights to Tartu in Estonia this month because of an ongoing GPS jamming attack – and there is evidence that the attack is being controlled from Russia