MOSCOW — Russia turned away a prominent French researcher at its border and sent her back to France two days before she was due to give a talk in Moscow comparing protest sentiment in Russia and France, she said on Thursday. Moscow denies using excessive force. “I’m in France, I was immediately sent back,” Clement wrote on Facebook. “It’s up to the Russian authorities to explain this decision, which falls within their competence,” the French foreign ministry said. President Vladimir Putin said in August that Moscow would not allow protests like France’s yellow vests movement to erupt in Russia.

Source: National Post November 28, 2019 15:00 UTC