The Russian Embassy in Paris stated that the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not provide evidence that the French killed in Ukraine were humanitarian aid workers. This was reported by RIA News.
The diplomatic mission announced that the Russian ambassador was summoned to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs “to take action in connection with the death of two French citizens who were allegedly providing humanitarian aid in Ukraine”, but no evidence of this was provided.
It was reported that the diplomat also pointed out that “the French side did not respond to the objection of the State Duma of the Russian Federation in connection with the participation of French mercenaries in the criminal actions of the Kiev regime.”
January 17 reportedMore than 60 people were killed when Russian Armed Forces attacked a building where French mercenaries were located in Kharkov. Later, the French Ministry of Defense announced that they could not ban the French from fighting in Ukraine, but emphasized that the liquidated fighters had no connection whatsoever with the French Armed Forces or the military institutions of the state.
5th of February recognizedIt was stated that Russia’s Ambassador to Paris Alexei Meshkov will be summoned to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs following the attacks of the Russian Armed Forces against French mercenaries in Ukraine and the allegations that “misinformation about France” has increased.
Formerly Ambassador to the Russian Federation passed Address to the French Parliament regarding mercenaries in Ukraine.