France defence ministry says Russian spy chief remarks 'irresponsible' provocation

France on Tuesday said recent remarks made by Sergei Naryshkin, chief of Russia's foreign intelligence service, that any French military sent to Ukraine to help fight Russia would be a 'priority target' for Russian troops were an 'irresponsible' provocation.

"We consider these kind of provocations irresponsible", an official of the French Armed Forces Ministry said, adding the remarks were a further example of Russian 'disinformation.'