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France set to summon Russian ambassador to Paris over alleged cyberattack campaign

Vladimir Putin held talks with President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron at the Kremlin in February 2022. (Office of the President of Russia photo)

By Reuters

France will summon the Russian ambassador to Paris in the ‌coming days over an alleged cyberhacking ‌campaign that Russia has carried out against European countries including ​France, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday.

He added France would also place sanctions on some Russian individuals and entities.

“Today, we will ‌publicly condemn a ⁠widespread cyber campaign conducted by Russia that aimed to carry out sabotage ⁠and spying conducted against a dozen countries,” Barrot told BFM TV.

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