France rejected the Russian allegations of discrimination due to refusal to journalists' visas

< img src = "/uploads/blogs/f8/7e/ib-FQ398UI7P_CF059311.jpg" Alt = "France rejected Russia's accusations of discriminating visions of journalists"/> ~ ~ < p > Friday, February 7, France rejected Russia's statements that refusing to issue visa by Russian journalists was a response after the Kremlin called the French refusal to discriminatory.

< P > This was reported by Reuters with reference to the words of a spokesman for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, writes “European Truth”.

~ < p >As the agency writes, on February 7, the Kremlin said that France's refusal to issue visas to two journalists of the Russian edition “Izvesti” is discriminating, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia accused Paris of deploying “Campaign of Russian Media”.

~ > < P > The Russian edition stated that two journalists were denied visas for visiting France in order to cover this year's celebrations on the occasion of the 80th anniversary Several EU countries view them as a threat to public order and national security.

< P > After that France rejected Russia's statements that refusing to issue visas to Russian journalists was a measure of response.

< p > also a spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry added that the country will review the situation with accreditation < P > Recall that on February 6, France's Foreign Ministry expressed the indignation of Russia's decision to withdraw accreditation of Moscow correspondent by Le Monde Benjamen Knelin.

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

< p > in March 2023 Moscow detained American journalist Evan Gershkovich, and then sentenced him to 16 years in prison on accusations of “espionage”, which Washington called fabricated.

~ ~ ~ 62 < p > The Wall Street Journal journalist was released in August 2024 within the greatest exchange of prisoners between East and West since the fall of the iron curtain.

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