For several years now, Vladimir Putin has been offering himself up as a helpful big brother to the parties of the European far right, and they’ve responded with expressions of warm family feeling. Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s anti-immigrant, anti-European Union National Front, has praised Putin’s strong leadership and defended Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Le Pen sees allies in both Putin and Donald Trump, as well as in parties on the right in Europe, all united in a worldwide fight to reinforce national borders and resist globalization. “The forces at work in these various elections are ideas, forces …read more
Source: The New Yorker
