politics
February 25, 2026
France-US division deepens after right-wing activist’s murder
US envoy Charles Kushner has been barred from access to French officials after ignoring a summons over comments on Quentin Deranque’s death
TL;DR
- France has blocked US Ambassador Charles Kushner from direct government access.
- Kushner ignored a summons to the Foreign Ministry regarding US comments on the death of activist Quentin Deranque.
- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot deemed the no-show a breach of protocol.
- The US had warned of rising violent radical leftism in France after Deranque's death in a brawl.
- Paris considered the US remarks as interference in domestic affairs.
- Kushner has previously skipped official summonses.
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