The French Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador to Paris on Friday due to the publication of cartoons on its Twitter account deemed “unacceptable” by French diplomacy.
“These publications are unacceptable. We have made it clear today to the Russian ambassador,” Alexei Meshkov, declared the French ministry.
The two images that provoked France's reaction were published on Thursday by the Russian embassy and subsequently deleted.
The drawing replicated in networks by the Russian diplomat shows Europeans on their knees licking the butt of Uncle Sam, the character who popularly symbolizes the United States, along with an English caption that reads: “This is what European solidarity is like.”
A second cartoon presents an allegory of sick Europe lying on a bed, while the United States and the European Union inject it with different substances called “neo-Nazism”, “Russophobia” or “covid-19″.
“We are striving to maintain a demanding channel of dialogue with Russia,” in the midst of the crisis between Moscow and the West over the Russian offensive in Ukraine, “but this is totally inappropriate behavior,” the ministry stressed.
The Russian embassy, contacted by AFP, confirmed that “the issue of the published tweet had been raised, among other points” during Friday morning's interview.
Another rod for Moldova
Meanwhile, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Moldavian ambassador to the country on Friday, Lilian Darii, to protest against the demonstration registered in front of the Russian Embassy in Chisinau in the midst of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In a statement, the Russian authorities indicated that the protest is an “outrageous action” against Russia. “The participants of the March 24 demonstration showed insulting slogans and carried out unacceptable actions,” the text says.
“According to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the country hosting the Embassy is obliged to take measures to protect the legation and mission against intrusion or damage by third parties,” the Russian Government said, according to the TASS news agency, something that could in turn run for the Russian ambassador to France .
Thus, it has insisted that it is Chisinau's job to “prevent any act that disturbs the peace of the mission or its dignity” and has demanded that Moldova comply with its international obligations and take “proportionate” measures.
With information from AFP, EFE, EuropaPress
Keep reading:
Últimas Noticias
Debanhi Escobar: they secured the motel where she was found lifeless in a cistern
Members of the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in Nuevo León secured the Nueva Castilla Motel as part of the investigations into the case
The oldest person in the world died at the age of 119
Kane Tanaka lived in Japan. She was born six months earlier than George Orwell, the same year that the Wright brothers first flew, and Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
Macabre find in CDMX: they left a body bagged and tied in a taxi
The body was left in the back seats of the car. It was covered with black bags and tied with industrial tape
The eagles of America will face Manchester City in a duel of legends. Here are the details
The top Mexican football champion will play a match with Pep Guardiola's squad in the Lone Star Cup
Why is it good to bring dogs out to know the world when they are puppies
A so-called protection against the spread of diseases threatens the integral development of dogs
