The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the French ambassador and strongly protested that the French side refused Russian journalists to attend the Macron press conference.

　　[Global Network Report] "The French side refused Russian journalists to participate in the press conference of G20 Summit in Macron" continued to attract attention. According to Russian media reports such as RIA Novosti and TASS, the Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the 18th, saying that the Ministry had summoned Pierre Levi, the French ambassador to Russia, on this matter that day, and strongly protested against the discriminatory behavior of French journalists.

　　According to RIA Novosti, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on the same day, "At the G20 summit in New Delhi, representatives of the French government refused to let RIA Novosti reporters and the editor-in-chief of Russia-News website attend the press conference held by French President Mark Long. On September 18th, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the French ambassador to Russia Levi to lodge a strong protest against the blatant anti-Russian discrimination".

　　"The French side also refused to apologize for its actions, including trying to confiscate the mobile phone used by Russian journalists to shoot this ugly move, which once again proves Paris’s intention to resolutely take discriminatory measures against Russian media." The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia has made a "principled evaluation" of France’s unfriendly behavior, which hinders media personnel from carrying out their work.

　　According to the report, the Russian Foreign Ministry also said in a statement that Moscow asked Paris to stop discriminating against "media that are not to be seen by the French side", stop putting pressure on these media and stop labeling Russian media.

　　According to the Russian News Agency, the G20 summit was held in the Indian capital, New Delhi, from September 9 to 10. On the 10th, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zacharova posted on the social platform Telegram that France refused to let Russian journalists attend the press conference held in Macron during the summit, and Russia demanded an apology from France. She criticized that Russia cannot and will not ignore the fact that some western countries have once again become typical examples of racial discrimination and violation of basic democratic principles. France is stifling the existence of Russian media in its public sphere and creating unbearable working conditions for Russian journalists. Zacharova also mentioned that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also held a press conference during the G20 summit on the 10th, but no one prevented AFP reporters and cameramen from participating in the event.