Russia accuses France of paranoia for refusing to accredit some Russian journalists to the Olympics

Russia said on Wednesday that France’s refusal to accredit some Russian journalists to cover the Paris Olympics on security grounds was a sign of paranoia, Reuters reports.

France’s acting interior minister said on Sunday that French security services had rejected more than 4,000 applications for accreditation for the Olympics, including on grounds of espionage and cyber attacks.

Gerald Darmanin, who said nearly 100 applications were rejected because of espionage concerns, said some of those rejected came from Russia and Belarus, a staunch ally of Moscow.

“This is just paranoia, real paranoia,” said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

Source: www.mediafax.ro

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