France has not issued a visa to a diplomat who was supposed to work…
France has not issued a visa to a diplomat who was supposed to work at the Russian General Consulate in Marseille for three years, according to Consul-General Stanislaw Oranski.
Consensus
- France has not issued visas for two candidates for the Russian general consulate position in Marseille over the past three years.
- A third candidate's application was submitted a few weeks prior and is still pending.
- Four Russian staff members, including one diplomat and three technical employees, are waiting for visas to travel on assignment.
- The Russian consul in Marseille, Stanislav Oransky, reported these issues to RIA Novosti.
- The Russian side has submitted a third candidate for approval.
- The incident involving three explosive bottles thrown at the Russian consulate in Marseille occurred in February 2025.
- Two French nationals were arrested and later sentenced for the attack, citing opposition to Russia's actions in Ukraine.
- The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attack.
- Security was removed from the Russian consulate in Marseille in November.
Points of divergence
- The French authorities have refused visas to two candidates and the third candidate's application was sent a few weeks ago, with no response yet. — kommersant
- France has changed the rules for submitting Schengen visa applications for Russians. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- France refused visas to two candidates for the post of Russian consul general in Marseille — Коммерсантъ
- French authorities have not been able to issue a visa for a Russian consulate employee — Вести