# French Foreign Ministry spreads false accusations against Russia — embassy

https://mins.news/en/item/42471

- TASS, 2026-09-02 17:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2181457

> Russian charge d’affaires Alexander Zezyulin rejected accusations that Moscow was involved in the Leipzig Airport drone incident. The Russian embassy said he accused France’s Foreign Ministry of repeating fabricated claims from Berlin and of making a habit of spreading falsehoods.

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