A parliamentary inquiry report accuses the RN of being a “transmission belt” of Russian power, Marine Le Pen denounces “a political trial”

The National Front, which became the National Rally, is accused of having been a “drive belt” of Russian power in the report of the commission of inquiry into foreign interference, consulted by franceinfo on Thursday June 1, and unveiled by RMC and Mediapart.

The report, written by Renaissance MP Constance Le Grip, leaked on Thursday. He insists on “alignment” of the FN on the “Russian speech” at time “illegal annexation” Crimea in 2014, months after negotiating a loan from a Czech-Russian bank. “Maintaining, as Marine Le Pen did, that the inhabitants of the Crimea voted ‘freely’ their attachment to Russia is (…) to say the least not very verified. The violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a State, Ukraine, amputated from a large portion of its territory, is thus clearly not intolerable for the great defenders of national sovereignty, Mrs Le Pen and the National Gatheringcan we read in the report, adopted by 11 votes for, 5 against and 1 abstention, according to information from franceinfo.

“This direct relay of the Russian official discourse, this effective ‘transmission belt’ and, on this subject at least, never denied, are visibly appreciated in Moscow: barely the hearing of Mrs. Le Pen by the commission of inquiry ended , on May 24, Russian press titles echoed with great satisfaction the main assertion, in their eyes, reaffirmed by Marine Le Pen: Crimea is and has always been Russian (…)”continues the report.

Marine Le Pen’s reaction

Marine Le Pen felt that this report was “dishonest and utterly politicized”. “There is nothing, in fact”she assured, denouncing “a political trial” during a press conference in Pas-de-Calais, relayed by AFP. The far-right leader was auditioned last week by this commission on possible political counterparties in exchange for a Russian loan contracted by the former National Front in 2014.