Jerusalem Post/World NewsFrench Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot added that France would also place sanctions on some Russian individuals and entities.Follow us on Google A Russian flag is seen on the laptop screen in front of a computer screen on which cyber code is displayed, in this illustration picture taken March 2, 2018.(photo credit: REUTERS/KACPER PEMPEL/ILLUSTRATION/FILE PHOTO)ByREUTERSJULY 13, 2026 11:35France will summon the Russian ambassador to Paris in the coming days over an alleged cyberhacking campaign that Russia has carried out against European countries, including France, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Monday.He added France would also place sanctions on some Russian individuals and entities."Today, we will publicly condemn a widespread cyber campaign conducted by Russia that aimed to carry out sabotage and spying against a dozen countries," Barrot told BFM TV.French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot speaks in Sweden, May 22, 2026; illustrative. (credit: TT News Agency/Johan Nilsson/ via REUTERS)Nine Russian individuals, four Russian entities to be sanctioned "We will summon the Russian ambassador to France in the coming days," he said, adding that France would sanction nine Russian individuals and four Russian entities regarding this campaign of cyberattacks that Barrot said Russia's Federal Security Service had orchestrated.The European Union is trying to seal a 21st package of sanctions against Moscow in response to Russia's war with Ukraine and may on Monday decide to add further names to its sanctions list, the European Union's foreign policy chief said.The French government has previously accused Moscow of conducting cyberattacks against the country.Follow us on Google