France to summon U.S. Ambassador over comments on activist’s death

France will summon U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner to protest comments by the Trump administration regarding the death of far-right activist Quentin Deranque, who was killed in Lyon. The U.S. State Department linked his death to rising “violent radical leftism,” prompting French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot to reject politicization of the tragedy. Seven individuals face charges related to Deranque’s murder, amidst heightened political tensions ahead of France’s presidential elections. Barrot also plans to discuss U.S. sanctions on Thierry Breton and Nicolas Guillou, considering them unjustified.

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