According to information from the international editorial staff of Radio France, Pierre Lévy will be notified of the expulsions of French diplomats. A retaliatory measure.
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Pierre Lévy, the French ambassador in Moscow, is summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday May 18 in the morning to be notified of the expulsions of French diplomats, according to information from the international editorial staff of Radio France. We will know the precise number during the day.
Last month, France had expelled 41 Russian diplomats, suspected of engaging in espionage activities. The penalty was part of “a European approach”. At the beginning of April, nearly 200 Russian diplomats were expelled from Europe within 48 hours.
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In retaliation, Moscow had dismissed dozens of Polish, German, Belgian, Dutch, Swedish and Austrian diplomats in the following weeks.