MOSCOW: Russia on Friday summoned the French ambassador to Moscow following “unacceptable” feedback by French International Minister Stephane Sejourne, the Russian international ministry stated.
Sejourne on Monday stated that France had no real interest in speaking to the Kremlin, a number of days after a phone dialog between Russian and French military ministers led to divergent accounts.
French ambassador Pierre Levy “was knowledgeable concerning the unacceptable character of such statements, which don’t have anything to do with actuality,” the Russian international ministry stated in an announcement, denouncing a “deliberate act” that “aimed to undermine the potential for any dialogue between the 2 international locations”.
It’s the newest in collection of spats between the 2 international locations, whose relations have deteriorated for the reason that begin of the 12 months, in opposition to the backdrop of the battle in Ukraine.
After a dialog between the 2 international locations’ defence ministers on April 3, Russia stated it “hoped” that the French secret providers weren’t concerned within the Moscow live performance corridor assault claimed by Islamic State group, which killed 144 individuals on March 22.
France had initiated the assembly in a bid to move on “helpful info” to Russia concerning the assault.
French president Emmanuel Macron reacted angrily to the Russian suggestion, denouncing “baroque and threatening feedback”.
In January, Russia claimed to have killed 60 French “mercenaries” in Kharkiv, in northeast Ukraine, whereas Paris denounced “a coordinated manoeuvre” of disinformation emanating from Moscow.
Russia additionally introduced that it had summoned Slovenian ambassador Darja Bavdaz Kuret on Friday to inform her of the expulsion of a Slovenian diplomat “in return” for the same resolution taken by Ljubljana in March in opposition to a Russian consultant.
On Thursday, the Russian international ministry introduced that it had achieved the identical with Austrian ambassador Werner Almhofer following the expulsion of two Russian diplomats by Vienna. Moscow expelled an Austrian diplomat in response.
Sejourne on Monday stated that France had no real interest in speaking to the Kremlin, a number of days after a phone dialog between Russian and French military ministers led to divergent accounts.
French ambassador Pierre Levy “was knowledgeable concerning the unacceptable character of such statements, which don’t have anything to do with actuality,” the Russian international ministry stated in an announcement, denouncing a “deliberate act” that “aimed to undermine the potential for any dialogue between the 2 international locations”.
It’s the newest in collection of spats between the 2 international locations, whose relations have deteriorated for the reason that begin of the 12 months, in opposition to the backdrop of the battle in Ukraine.
After a dialog between the 2 international locations’ defence ministers on April 3, Russia stated it “hoped” that the French secret providers weren’t concerned within the Moscow live performance corridor assault claimed by Islamic State group, which killed 144 individuals on March 22.
France had initiated the assembly in a bid to move on “helpful info” to Russia concerning the assault.
French president Emmanuel Macron reacted angrily to the Russian suggestion, denouncing “baroque and threatening feedback”.
In January, Russia claimed to have killed 60 French “mercenaries” in Kharkiv, in northeast Ukraine, whereas Paris denounced “a coordinated manoeuvre” of disinformation emanating from Moscow.
Russia additionally introduced that it had summoned Slovenian ambassador Darja Bavdaz Kuret on Friday to inform her of the expulsion of a Slovenian diplomat “in return” for the same resolution taken by Ljubljana in March in opposition to a Russian consultant.
On Thursday, the Russian international ministry introduced that it had achieved the identical with Austrian ambassador Werner Almhofer following the expulsion of two Russian diplomats by Vienna. Moscow expelled an Austrian diplomat in response.
