France's 'diplomacy of combat' means 'countering disinformation', spokeswoman says
The spokesperson for the French ministry of foreign affairs, Anne-Claire Legendre, granted an interview to FRANCE 24's Armen Georgian. She discussed the current challenges faced by French diplomats and explained the "diplomacy of combat" championed by President Emmanuel Macron at a recent address to French ambassadors. Faced with Russia's "hybrid war" in support of its invasion of Ukraine, Moscow is also "waging a disinformation war", she said. "The president as well as the [foreign] minister called on us to be much more [present] on social media and much more forceful in defending our position and in countering disinformation," Legendre added.
The spokesperson for the French ministry of foreign affairs, Anne-Claire Legendre, granted an interview to FRANCE 24's Armen Georgian. She discussed the current challenges faced by French diplomats and explained the "diplomacy of combat" championed by President Emmanuel Macron at a recent address to French ambassadors. Faced with Russia's "hybrid war" in support of its invasion of Ukraine, Moscow is also "waging a disinformation war", she said. "The president as well as the [foreign] minister called on us to be much more [present] on social media and much more forceful in defending our position and in countering disinformation," Legendre added.
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