Ah thanks, I didn’t see the connection in the Reuters article with the Russian war and recent inflation but it’s right there in the middle part:
In May, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said France’s cap on electricity prices would be phased out and end at the end of next year.
Lots of countries have subsidised energy because of the war, so nothing unusual happening. When I read the news, I was thinking about the overall debt that EDF is collecting over the years and thinking about price increases to help here. But that is completely unrelated.