France, April 30 -- France has formally accused Russia's military intelligence agency of carrying out cyberattacks against French institutions, including Emmanuel Macron's 2017 presidential campaign and organisations linked to the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot raised the accusations at the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday and urged Moscow to stop the attacks.

"They targeted a dozen French entities - public services, enterprises, sporting organisations linked to the Olympic Games and Paralympics," Barrot said during a debateon Ukraine.

"We condemn these cyberattacks in the strongest manner. They are unworthy of a permanent member of the Security Council and against frameworks fixed by the United Nation...