The transfer comes days following Moscow mentioned – with out offering proof – {that a} group of French mercenaries had been killed in a Russian strike in Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine.
“On January 19, French Ambassador Pierre Levy was summoned to the Russian Ministry of International Affairs and was introduced with proof that Paris is more and more concerned within the battle over Ukraine,” the Russian International Ministry mentioned in a press release.
Moscow mentioned Tuesday’s strike in Kharkiv, which has been beneath fireplace by Russian forces since February 2022, killed dozens of militants.
Kyiv mentioned {that a} dozen civilians had been injured in that assault and that residential buildings had been broken.
The French International Ministry denied on Thursday that the nation’s mercenaries are in Ukraine. The consultant known as Moscow’s assertion one other crude manipulation by the Russians.
France has been one in every of Ukraine’s staunchest allies because the begin of the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022. President Emmanuel Macron introduced this week that Paris is sending dozens of long-range missiles to Ukraine.
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