FFrance

Russia holds Frenchman accused of gathering military information • FRANCE 24 English

  • June 7, 2024



Russia holds Frenchman accused of gathering military information • FRANCE 24 English

a flash of a badge then two masked officers approached the person sitting on a Moscow Cafe Terrace they put him in a van which then heads to the investigative Committee of Russia the agency with jurisdiction over serious crimes and which released this video The Man taken in is a French citizen Lan vener a researcher specializing in international relations and Eurasia at first authorities said Vater was suspected of gathering information on Russian military activities which could be used against the security of the state but then it said the Frenchman who works for a Geneva based NGO the center for humanitarian dialogue was being charged with violating the law on foreign agents it requires anyone in Russia working for a foreign funded organization to register with authorities critics say it’s a tool to stifle voices critical of the Kremlin French president Emanuel macron called the arrest an example of Russian propaganda it comes at a time when tensions between Paris and Moscow are particularly strained with the war in Ukraine raging Russian President Vladimir Putin was not invited to the D-Day commemorations in France and Russia is accused of a series of disruptive activities in France including waging a disinformation campaign intended to destabilize the country before the Olympic Games next month

Russia on Thursday detained a Frenchman working for a Geneva-based conflict mediation NGO, accusing him of gathering military information and failing to register as a “foreign agent”, Moscow officials said.
#France #arrest #Russia

🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen
🔴 LIVE – Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN

🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/

Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen
Follow us on X (Twitter): https://f24.my/Xen
Browse the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen
Discover our TikTok videos: https://f24.my/TKen
Get the latest top stories on Telegram: https://f24.my/TGen

24 comments

  9. France would not exist in its present form hard it not been for Russian effort and victory in the WW2. Ironic and shameful then for France not to invite Russia.

  11. so you think he would have had an ID that says "French Spy"? He is a spy with a false identity. Espionage activities end up like this anywhere, like it, or hate it.

  16. In reaction of taking down Russian spies in Europe, Russia thinks all with EU connections are spies now. I think they are paranoid and edgy. All very good signs…

  18. Propaganda 😂😂😂 when western countries arrest any Russian then they can’t see any propaganda but when Russia arrest some western person in the similar case then it’s propaganda 😂😂😂😂 wow I love it

  19. It is not clear why an official of a "humanitarian NGO" of Switzerland gathering military and defense related information in Moscow? Is not that strange, and more of espionage?

Leave a Reply