“Worked even during the Cold War.” Le Monde has been deprived of accreditation in Russia, France threatens response

< img src = "/uploads/blogs/91/81/ib-f-fq2t9qfdo_5237c6fc6fc.jpg" Alt = "& quot; quot; /> < p > for the first time in almost 70 years the known French edition Le Monde has deprived work permission in Russia. Journalist & nbsp; < strng > Benjamen Knel , which covered events in the Russian Federation for more /p > < p > in the French Foreign Ministry called the Russian authorities' decision “unjustified and arbitrary” and called for it to be reviewed.

< p > Paris stated that the situation could get a “appropriate reaction” without specifying what it is.

< p > “The unjustified arbitrary decision of the Russian authorities is another obstacle to the freedom of providing information at a time when the conditions of work of independent Russian and foreign journalists in Russia have deteriorated significantly, and the freedom of the press is not observed,” – said the Foreign Ministry February 6.

< p > Meanwhile in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia called the prohibition of response to France's refusal to work “journalists of the newspaper” Komsomolskaya Pravda “.

~ ~ < h3 class = "wsw__h3" >“Unprecedented ban on journalistic activity”

< P > “For the first time since 1957, the Le Monde newspaper is prohibited from having his own correspondent in Moscow … In fact, this completely forbids him to perform his professional duties not only in Moscow but throughout the country,” – commented on situation in & nbsp; edition & nbsp; le Monde.

< P > in Le Monde emphasized the absurdity of explanations of Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs that deprivation of accreditation is a response to Paris's non-giving up press visa for “Komsomolskay > < p > “According to the French Foreign Ministry, no candidates were proposed by Moscow, but were agents of Russian special services.”

< p > French newspaper published an appeal to readers in English and Russian, in which its director Le Monde & nbsp; < strong > Jerome phenolio & nbsp; called the deprivation of accreditation “hidden expulsion”.

< P > “For our publication this ban on journalistic activity is unprecedented: even in the most comprehensive moments of the Cold War Le Monde continued its work in Moscow and other cities of the country, conducting investigations, reports and explaining to readers the complex reality of this country. .

< p > in the publication called it “arbitrary decision” and another restriction of the freedom of the press in the country, and called on the journalist permission to the journalist:

~ < p >“Working in the country and understanding her inner life is not easy but necessary. It allows you to understand how Russian society is arranged, what his relations with the authorities of Vladimir Putin and what alliance he has built in the international arena. For several years, foreign journalists have to work in a few years Terms of increasing restrictions … “

< h3 class = "wsw__h3" > “fell”. Russia's explanation

< p > instead in the Russian Foreign Ministry called the French newspaper “amazing”.

< p > spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of In a row, he refused to issue a visa for work in Paris “International Journalist” Komsomolskaya Pravda; Nbsp; < Strong > Alexander Kudeli .

~ < P > The choice of French journalist was accidental, wrote Zakharova in Telegram-channel:

< p > “Staff fell on a permanent correspondent Le Monde in Russia Kneel, whose accreditation was required by technical continuation & ndash; ndash; no political implication in this choice was”.

~ < p >In Moscow, they called on the French authorities “to revise their decision to default” Komsomolskaya Truth “.

< p > “Once this is done, let's see the measures in response to the French journalist.”

< p > diplomats and journalists say that Russia is now a more difficult environment for work than ever since the Soviet Union's leadership & nbsp; < strong > Nikita Khrushchev //Strong>, & nbsp; comments & nbsp; a situation of Reuters Agency.

< P > After invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia increased control of the media, declaring many journalists and activists “foreign agents”.

< P > Because many Western information agencies left Moscow, the arrest of the Wall Street Journal & nbsp; < strong > Evan Gershkovich < p > as reported & nbsp; voice of America, & nbsp; during exchange ; < strong > Alsa Kurmaashev & nbsp; after nav & rsquo; rsquo; < P > At the end of November 2024 after a report with accusations towards Ukrainian and Western special services Germany & nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; two employees of the “first channel” of Russia, and Moscow in response; Germany's Public Broadcasters Associations.