that was admiral ihor voronchenko speaking with jonah that was admiral ihor voronchenko speaking withjonahthjonah fisher. let's take you to france. french president emmanuel macron is due to address the nation later, with a speech on energy and environmental policy. it follows days of protests over increases to the price of petrol and diesel brought in as part of the government's green taxes. meanwhile, the french finance minster has warned about the impact of the sometimes violent protests on the economy, as lebo diseko reports. these are the scenes that president macron has likened to a war zone. nationwide protests against fuel hikes now into their second week. this weekend saw violence on the champs—elysee, the so—called yellow vest protesters clashing with police. stones were thrown, barricades brought down and water cannons were brought in. shops on the iconic strip were forced to board up their windows. those that didn't risked being vandalised. now the finance minister is warning about the cost to the economy. translation: in terms of large retail outlets, the drop in revenue was 3