France did not let Russian spies under the guise of journalists

< img src = "/uploads/blogs/09/f6/ib-f6j20kfj_a4999ea2a.jpg" Alt = "France did not let Russian spies under the guise of journalists"/> ~ ~ ~ ~ < p > France refused to accredit Russian propagandists from & laquo; Komsomolskaya Pravda & raquo;. Calling them not by journalists, but by agents of special services of the Russian Federation. In response, Russia sent a French journalist from Le Monde Benjamen Kenel.

< p > French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said at a briefing on Thursday, February 6, reports & laquo; European truth & raquo;.

~ < p > in the country's foreign policy department stressed that Le Monde & ndash; One of the leading French editions & ndash; For the first time since 1957 he will not have a correspondent in Moscow.

< p > & laquo; this unjustified and arbitrary decision of the Russian power is another obstacle to freedom of information at a time when the conditions of work of independent Russian and foreign journalists in the Russian Federation are already extremely bad, and freedom of the press is does not follow & raquo ;, & ndash; added there.

< p > Paris urged the Russian authorities to revise its decision, & laquo; which otherwise will require the appropriate reaction & raquo; & ndash; not clarifying what can be gone.

< p > editorial director Le Monde Jerome Phenolio called Moscow & laquo; unprecedented & raquo;.

~ < p > he stressed that the explanation of Russia & ndash; Like, the deprivation of Kneel accreditation was due to the refusal of Paris to accredited propagandists from & laquo; Komsomolskaya Pravda & raquo; & ndash; is groundless because they are not journalists, but agents of the special services of the Russian Federation.