The images on the Twitter account of the diplomatic headquarters, published and deleted this Friday, contain allegories of a subordinate Europe. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs described them as “unacceptable”
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.
French President Emmanuel Macron
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.
