Moscow responds to restrictions imposed against his reporters

Russian ambassador to France, Alexei Meshkov, said Moscow said in response to Russian reporters’ request to obtain a French visa, Moscow had begun countermeasures against Western reporters.

On Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zakharova announced that the credentials of Benjamin Consultant Consultant Lomond’s French newspaper Benjamin Considers had not been extended in Russia. The move was in response to a refusal of a Russian newspaper reporter from Paris.

“We have been cautious about this for a long time, because unlike the situation here, Russia is a democratic country,” Meshkov said. But naturally, the French, and not only the French, but also other Western countries, are forcing us to take mutual action. Such actions have already begun. “

“We have to see how the situation will go, because, as you know, in Russia, attending top News conferences is free for foreign reporters, the diplomat said. Unlike what happens here (the West). “

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