Paris has cut off counterterrorism collaboration with Moscow on the cusp of the upcoming summer Olympic Games, Russian Ambassador Aleksey Meshkov said in an interview to French weekly Le Journal du Dimanche on Sunday.
The diplomat made his comments a little over two weeks after more than 140 people were killed during a terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue outside Moscow. France, which will host the Summer Olympics this year, raised terrorism alert and ramped up security measures in Paris following the massacre.
The two countries have historically worked together to fight against terrorism, Meshkov said. “Recently, however, France has cut off all communication in this field,” the diplomat said. “The facts are undeniable: today, France offers significant support to Ukraine in terms of information exchange, while Ukraine carries out terrorist activities in Russia.”