- Title: Russia's foreign ministry says France 'killed democracy' with Le Pen conviction
- Date: 3rd April 2025
- Summary: UNKNOWN LOCATION, FRANCE (APRIL 3, 2025) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (French) PRESIDENT OF FRENCH DAIRY LOBBY FNIL, FRANCOIS-XAVIER HUARD, SAYING: "Even though we have been expecting a decision of this kind and we have already been through this in 2019 with the first Trump administration because we already had a 25% tariff on top of the 10% in place and it already struck a blow
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- Keywords: France Le Pen Russia Russian foreign ministry Zakharova
- Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- Country: Russia
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Europe,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001392103042025RP1
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- Story Text: Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday (April 3) that France had "killed democracy" with the conviction of far-right leader Marine Le Pen.
Le Pen was banned from running in the 2027 French presidential election after being convicted of embezzlement on Monday. Zakharova said Russia hoped Le Pen would succeed in an appeal against the judgement.
Le Pen is the chief political opponent of French President Emmanuel Macron, whom Russia has fiercely criticised over his backing for Ukraine and support for sending European troops there to support Kyiv in the event of a peace deal with Moscow. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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