Marine Le Pen says sanctions on Russia are not working
Renewed scrutiny of the links between her party and Moscow
SANCTIONS on Russia “aren’t working”, declared Marine Le Pen (pictured) on October 4th; “moreover, they are sanctions on the French.” If winter is difficult, said the leader of France’s populist-nationalist National Rally (RN), it will “be the responsibility of those who took these decisions”. As European resolve is tested by soaring inflation and energy prices, such arguments are worrying. They also bring fresh scrutiny of the rn’s attitude—and links—to Russia.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “The €9m question”
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