«Lepen is a weapon, part of Putin’s biggest war, a second front of attack in Europe and democracy. I often criticize his relationships Macron “with Russia, but it is a real stronghold in France today,” former Kremlin world chess champion and critic Gary Kasparov said in a Twitter post.
Le Pen is a weapon, part of Putin’s larger war, a second front in attacking Europe and democracy. I am often critical of Macron’s dealings with Russia, but he is an essential bulwark in France today. https://t.co/ZefR2pxhJo
– Garry Kasparov (@ Kasparov63) April 10, 2022
The view that Russia exerts influence on a specific spectrum of the French political system and is directly and indirectly supported by Le Pen has escalated in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine and the elections in France.
Le Pen took the distance she needed from Vladimir Putin, but also opposed harsh sanctions to the extent that they meant high costs for Europeans as well. As the Russia-Ukraine crisis intensified, Lepen turned a blind eye to Russian propaganda. However, under the weight of developments, he was forced to condemn the Russian invasion.
Russian financial support
It is noted that the French far-right party “National Alarm” (RN) received in 2014 a loan of 9.14 million euros from the Russian bank First Czech-Russian Bank, at a time when it could not find a loan in France.
The loan was then transferred to Aviazaptchast who “inherited” it when it bought Conti, to which it had transferred the loan, when First Czech-Russian Bank came under audit and finally closed in 2016. In 2020 this loan was pending and Russian Justice had called on Le Pen to explain his non-repayment.
As for how he got to the Russians asking for a loan, he said in 2019: “Russia is not financing us. All this is a lie. No European bank agreed to give us a loan. That is, we had to ask for loans all over the world. It just happened, a Russian bank agreed to
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