Kremlin rejects Le Pen/Bardella rebuke, says Russia is no threat to France
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow poses no threat to France or Europe after the National Rally leaders condemned Russian intimidation.
- On Saturday, National Rally leader Marine Le Pen and party chief Jordan Bardella rejected Russian "intimidation," stating that Russia cannot dictate French policies through "intimidation, threats, destabilisation or psychological pressure."
- The statement followed a meeting on Friday where French President Emmanuel Macron convened political leaders to discuss escalating Russian hybrid threats and plans to protect critical infrastructure and defense sites.
- This distancing occurred after the Kremlin ordered the seizure of Russian subsidiaries of major French businesses and Swiss food giant Nestle, labeling the move a blow against "unfriendly countries" backing Ukraine.
- On Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected the criticism, stating that "Russia therefore poses no threat whatsoever; it threatens no one and blackmails no one."
- As the front-runner for next year's presidential election, Marine is distancing the National Rally from its historical image of being friendly toward Moscow, including a 9.4-million-euro loan from a Russian bank paid off in 2023.
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EADaily, 21 September 2026. Marin Le Pen, the leader of the French party, said that Russia was a threat to France, was completely false, as announced by the Russian President's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, today, 21 September.
President Dmitri Peskov's spokesperson called unacceptable statements by French faction leader Marín Le Pen that Moscow was allegedly trying to influence Paris's policies by threatening them. "We categorically disagree, we do not accept them," the representative of the Kremlin stressed. Previously, the politician accused the Russian side of hostile action because of the transfer to temporary management of the assets of French companies, handed o…
Russia does not pose any threat to France or to other European States, and the Press Secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov said. "Russia does not threaten either France or any State in Europe.
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