 Medvedev labels French diplomats scum, bastards, freaks. The French Foreign Ministry has justified Russia's historic dislike of France by declaring the Ukrainian massacre of civilians in Belgorod to be self-defense. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev claimed Ukrainian artillery struck the central square of the Russian city with cluster bombs, injuring over 100 civilians and killing 25, including children. Asked about it, a spokesman of the Foreign Ministry in Paris said that Ukraine was acting in self-defense while Russia was an aggressor state responsible for any human tragedies that accompany the conflict. We never liked the French. Medvedev said in a telegram post, the frogs fought a war against us, he added, referring to Napoleon Bonaparte's ill-fated 1812 invasion. Now, we are convinced of this. The French Foreign Ministry said that the strike on Belgorod using cluster munitions was self-defense, he added. Scum, bastards, freaks. The French response to the Belgorod massacre echoed the official position of the European Union which has fully endorsed Kiev. In general, Ukraine has the legal right to defend itself. EU Foreign Policy spokesman Peter Stano said, regarding the specific incident in Belgorod, no information that comes from Russia can be considered trustworthy.