France set to summon Russian ambassador to Paris

France 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-Noel Barrot said on Monday.

citing Reuters, 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 conducted ​against a dozen countries," Barrot told BFM TV.

"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.