Russia has summoned the French ambassador after French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Stephane Sejourne said Paris was not interested in talking with Moscow because statements from Russian officials contained false information.'We regard these statements by the French foreign minister as a conscious and deliberate action by the French side aimed at undermining the very possibility of any dialogue between the two countries,' the Russian foreign ministry said on Friday.
The French defence ministry had reported Mr Lecornu as saying France was ready to do more to battle 'terrorism' but Russia had responded by warning France it hoped the French secret services had not been involved in the attack, according to a readout from the Russian defence ministry.