Amid growing evidence of links between the Kremlin and far-right groups across Europe, France’s National Front has admitted taking a multimillion-dollar loan from a bank controlled by Russia.
The admission came as the French government postponed a contract to deliver two warships for Russia.
In a statement Tuesday, the French president’s office said the situation in Ukraine did not permit the delivery of the two Mistral-class, helicopter-carrying warships.
But the far-right National Front — which polls show to be the country’s most popular party — has campaigned hard for the warship contract to be fulfilled.
The party’s Gauthier Bouchet — a councilor …read more
Source: Voice of America
