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Russia has withdrawn accreditation from Le Monde's Moscow correspondent, Benjamin Quénelle, in response to France's refusal to issue a visa to a Russian reporter. This action leaves Le Monde without a presence in Moscow for the first time since the 1950s. Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, stated that the move was not politically motivated but was due to a technical extension requirement.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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