Marine Le Pen Proposes Closer Nato Russia Ties After Ukraine War French Presidential Election 2022

“Once the Russia-Ukraine war is over and a peace treaty is reached, I will call for the implementation of a strategic approach between NATO and Russia,” he told a news conference. Le Pen, who garnered 45% of the vote against 55% of Emanuel Macron in the run-off on April 24, called a foreign policy press conference to try to divert attention from its former close. relationship with Vladimir Putin, which led to claims by Macron that she was “complacent” and “financially dependent” on the Kremlin. Lepen said any talk of betraying French interests or owing anything to Putin was “inaccurate and highly unfair.” As he spoke, a protester stood holding a heart-shaped image of Le Pen and Putin shaking hands in the Kremlin in 2017. The protester fell to the ground by security guards and was dragged outside along the floor. In 2014, Lepen’s party – then known as the National Front, and since then renamed the National Rally – borrowed 9m euros from a Russian-Czech bank for local election campaigns. He is still repaying the loan. Five years ago, when Le Pen also faced Macron in the second round of 2017, whom she lost heavily, Putin hosted her in the Kremlin, posing for a handshake. At the time, Le Pen said with admiration that she shared the same values ​​as Putin and that a “new world order” was emerging with Putin, Donald Trump and her at the helm. It has shifted its stance on Russia since the outbreak of war, condemning the invasion of Ukraine and saying it is independent of any foreign nation, and has sought to focus on domestic sanctions, inflation, energy costs and the cost of living crisis. “I have never defended only the interests of France,” he told a news conference. She said her approach was very similar to that of Macron, as she had developed a personal relationship with Putin and continued the dialogue with him, inviting him to the Palace of Versailles and his Mediterranean holiday home. Le Pen said that better ties with Russia would prevent Moscow from getting too close to China, noting that it echoed an argument Macron had made in the past. In defense, Le Pen said: “I would not place our troops under a full-fledged NATO administration or under a future European administration,” adding that she would refuse any “submission to a US protectorate”. In the weeks leading up to what is expected to be a close vote, pro-European Macron has slammed Lepen for foreign policy, attacking her for nationalism and friendships with right-wing leaders. “Nationalism is a war,” he told a rally in Strasbourg this week. Le Pen changed its policy on Europe five years ago when it pushed for France to leave the EU and the euro. However, Macron said the proposed changes to the treaties, the abolition of the rules and the cuts in budget contributions would mean that France would move away from the EU. “He wants to leave, but he does not dare to say so,” Macron said, accusing his opponent of wanting to form a special alliance with the right in Hungary and Poland. Le Pen borrowed money from a Hungarian bank for the campaign and told a news conference that French banks had refused to lend to her. Lepen said she did not want “Frexit” but a more relaxed version of the EU. “No one is against Europe,” she said. “I would not stop paying France’s contribution to the EU, I want to reduce it.” However, he said the UK Brexit was a great success. He said the French “ruling political class” had proved wrong by predicting a “flood for the British”. He said: “The British got rid of the Brussels bureaucracy, which they never endured, to proceed with an ambitious plan for a world Britain.” But he added: “This is not our job. “We want to reform the EU from within.” Lepen insisted she wanted to maintain a close relationship with Germany, but then launched a fierce attack on their strategic differences, which she said would mean the end of a series of joint Franco-German military programs. He said he would continue to “reconcile” with Germany, “without following the Macron-Merkel model of French blindness towards Berlin.”

title: “Marine Le Pen Proposes Closer Nato Russia Ties After Ukraine War French Presidential Election 2022 " ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-28” author: “Charlene Duarte”

“Once the Russia-Ukraine war is over and a peace treaty is reached, I will call for the implementation of a strategic approach between NATO and Russia,” he told a news conference. Le Pen, who garnered 45% of the vote against 55% of Emanuel Macron in the run-off on April 24, called a foreign policy press conference to try to divert attention from its former close. relationship with Vladimir Putin, which led to claims by Macron that she was “complacent” and “financially dependent” on the Kremlin. Lepen said any talk of betraying French interests or owing anything to Putin was “inaccurate and highly unfair.” As he spoke, a protester stood holding a heart-shaped image of Le Pen and Putin shaking hands in the Kremlin in 2017. The protester fell to the ground by security guards and was dragged outside along the floor. In 2014, Lepen’s party – then known as the National Front, and since then renamed the National Rally – borrowed 9m euros from a Russian-Czech bank for local election campaigns. He is still repaying the loan. Five years ago, when Le Pen also faced Macron in the second round of 2017, whom she lost heavily, Putin hosted her in the Kremlin, posing for a handshake. At the time, Le Pen said with admiration that she shared the same values ​​as Putin and that a “new world order” was emerging with Putin, Donald Trump and her at the helm. It has shifted its stance on Russia since the outbreak of war, condemning the invasion of Ukraine and saying it is independent of any foreign nation, and has sought to focus on domestic sanctions, inflation, energy costs and the cost of living crisis. “I have never defended only the interests of France,” he told a news conference. She said her approach was very similar to that of Macron, as she had developed a personal relationship with Putin and continued the dialogue with him, inviting him to the Palace of Versailles and his Mediterranean holiday home. Le Pen said that better ties with Russia would prevent Moscow from getting too close to China, noting that it echoed an argument Macron had made in the past. In defense, Le Pen said: “I would not place our troops under a full-fledged NATO administration or under a future European administration,” adding that she would refuse any “submission to a US protectorate”. In the weeks leading up to what is expected to be a close vote, pro-European Macron has slammed Lepen for foreign policy, attacking her for nationalism and friendships with right-wing leaders. “Nationalism is a war,” he told a rally in Strasbourg this week. Le Pen changed its policy on Europe five years ago when it pushed for France to leave the EU and the euro. However, Macron said the proposed changes to the treaties, the abolition of the rules and the cuts in budget contributions would mean that France would move away from the EU. “He wants to leave, but he does not dare to say so,” Macron said, accusing his opponent of wanting to form a special alliance with the right in Hungary and Poland. Le Pen borrowed money from a Hungarian bank for the campaign and told a news conference that French banks had refused to lend to her. Lepen said she did not want “Frexit” but a more relaxed version of the EU. “No one is against Europe,” she said. “I would not stop paying France’s contribution to the EU, I want to reduce it.” However, he said the UK Brexit was a great success. He said the French “ruling political class” had proved wrong by predicting a “flood for the British”. He said: “The British got rid of the Brussels bureaucracy, which they never endured, to proceed with an ambitious plan for a world Britain.” But he added: “This is not our job. “We want to reform the EU from within.” Lepen insisted she wanted to maintain a close relationship with Germany, but then launched a fierce attack on their strategic differences, which she said would mean the end of a series of joint Franco-German military programs. He said he would continue to “reconcile” with Germany, “without following the Macron-Merkel model of French blindness towards Berlin.”