On Feb 14, the "news" about the "preparation of an assassination attempt" on French President Emmanuel Macron was widely published in the Russian media and social networks.
The fake about the "assassination" of Macron was invented by Russian propaganda
Russian propaganda spread disinformation about the alleged preparation of an "assassination" against French President Emmanuel Macron.
Today, February 14, such messages were widely published in the Russian media and social networks regarding the French TV channel France 24 story.
However, such news did not appear on the channel's website or the French website's press.
The so-called primary source of the fake was the account of an unknown user on the "X" social network.
According to Russian propaganda, the French president cancelled his visit to Ukraine, scheduled for February 13-14, after receiving a warning about the threat of his liquidation by Ukrainian special services.
The Russians claim that this happened "on the instructions of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy."
It is also reported that Emmanuel Macron was allegedly "informed" by the former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Gen Valerii Zaluzhnyi.
The only confirmation was a video of inferior quality, from which it is impossible to determine how real this message is. It cites "boxes" of correspondence of unknown origin.
It should be noted that today, there are no gadgets capable of making videos of such low quality. So, it makes no sense to talk about its "authenticity".
Earlier, the French president cancelled his visit to Ukraine, during which he planned to announce additional support. The trip was postponed for security reasons, apparently due to the threat of mass shelling of Ukrainian territories by the aggressor country.
The wave of disinformation, aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian special services and the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, also coincided with the destruction by Ukrainian fighters on the morning of February 14 of the prominent Russian amphibious assault ship Caesar Kunikov.
Macron postponed his visit to Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron was supposed to come to Ukraine on February 13-14, but the planned visit was postponed.
The French business magazine Challenges reports that the postponement of the visit "raised many questions from both French civil servants and managers, as well as Ukrainian diplomats."
According to the publication, the trip participants learned about it "just now".
According to Challenges, Macron was supposed to go to Odesa, and then go to Kyiv.
The French president was scheduled to announce the creation of a 200 million euro reconstruction fund, which would be paid as donations for civilian projects.
