In an unprecedented move, the Russian president has met with a candidate for the French presidency in Moscow.
The meeting between the leader of the far-right eurosceptic FN party
Marine Le Pen and Vladimir Putin has reignited fears of Russian support
for far-right groups in Europe.
Putin told Le Pen he had no intention of influencing the French elections.
“We are trying to maintain relations with the ruling authorities and
opposition representatives too. We don’t want to influence in any way
the events underway.”
Le Pen said, if elected, she would consider what she had to do to
swiftly lift EU sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine crisis.
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Source: euronews.
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