French Government Probing Russian Influence On Yellow Vest Riots

French CRS riot police protect themselves from flames during clashes at the traditional May Day labour union march in Paris, France, May 1, 2017. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Bloomberg: France to Probe Possible Russian Influence on Yellow Vest Riots

* Security services to look into social media, minister says
* Russian-linked sites increase targeting of French protests

France opened a probe into possible Russian interference behind the country’s Yellow Vest protests, after reports that social-media accounts linked to Moscow have increasingly targeted the movement.

According to the Alliance for Securing Democracy, about 600 Twitter accounts known to promote Kremlin views have begun focusing on France, boosting their use of the hashtag #giletsjaunes, the French name for the Yellow Vest movement. French security services are looking at the situation, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Sunday in a radio interview with RTL.

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WNU Editor: WOW! The Russians are everywhere. Any retrospection that maybe it is French government policies that have brought about these protests .... of course not.