
France must quickly learn how to do without Russian gas, as Moscow is using cuts in supplies to Europe as a weapon in its war with Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, urging everyone to rein in their energy consumption.
Speaking in a televised interview to mark France's national day, Macron he would soon submit an "energy restraint plan" which would ask all citizens to commit to a general "hunt for waste", such as turning off the light when leaving the office.