"We regret the unjustified decision to suspend our mission to NATO and to terminate the activities of the NATO military liaison mission and the NATO information office in Russia from November 1," RIA Novosti quotes a spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry.
At the same time, the French ministry noted that the country has constantly defended the need to preserve the channels of dialogue between NATO and Russia.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the activities of the military communications mission and the NATO information bureau in Moscow are being suspended.
He also said that Russia is suspending the work of the Russian permanent mission to NATO.
This happened after NATO decided to expel eight members of the Russian mission to the alliance, as well as to reduce two more positions.