Police officers in Nice. File photoPARIS, Mar 12An anti-Russian demonstration is being prepared in front of the building of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Nice on March 13, the French authorities responded negatively to a note from the Russian embassy demanding that the action be prevented, RIA Novosti was told in the press service of the Russian diplomatic mission in Paris. anti-Russian demonstration in Nice on March 13. A note addressed by the diplomatic mission to the French authorities with a demand not to allow such an action was received a negative response. in the press office.
The United States turns a blind eye to attacks on the Russians, Ryabkov saidAccording to the rector of the cathedral, Father Andrei, the demonstration is scheduled during Sunday worship, at which a large number of parishioners are expected. The clergyman does not exclude that, in addition to attempts to exert moral and psychological pressure on church visitors, the demonstrators may turn to aggressive actions against parishioners, acts of vandalism are possible. Andriy indicated the emergence in Nice of radical pro-Ukrainian elements, showing aggression towards Russian-speaking citizens and shouting out Ukrainian nationalist slogans,» the diplomatic mission said. In addition, in recent days, clergymen and parishioners of the church began to receive messages with threats of physical violence. In Nice, according to the embassy, more and more cases of attacks by radicals on Russian-speaking citizens are being recorded. Father Andrei expressed indignation at the decision of the French authorities, which endangers the Orthodox community in Nice. The Russian embassy also expressed concern about what is happening.
