France wants to cushion the consequences of the Ukraine war for the economy and consumers with a €25-billion ($27.5-billion) aid plan. Prime Minister Jean Castex explained at the presentation in Paris on Wednesday that the plan is intended to mitigate the short-term consequences for the most affected sectors. For example, aid is foreseen for companies with high energy consumption, sectors heavily dependent on car use, fishers and agriculture. The government support scheme that temporarily paid workers to keep their jobs, which already proved its worth during the coronavirus pandemic, is to be …