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Sarah Elzas with RFI

Has France's far-right National Rally really turned on Russia?

French far-right figures Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella in Paris in Januray 2024. AFP - BERTRAND GUAY

France's far-right, anti-immigration National Rally has hardened its stance against Russia in order to win over voters ahead of snap parliamentary elections. But there are concerns about the party’s true motivations on foreign policy and what would happen if the RN wins enough votes to run the government.

Russia is a “multi-dimensional threat both for France and for Europe”, RN president Jordan Bardella said on Monday in an attempt to clarify what has been a muddy relationship.

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