Kremlin rejects Le Pen/Bardella rebuke, says Russia is no threat to France

Il Cremlino respinge le critiche di Le Pen e Bardella, affermando che la Russia non rappresenta una minaccia per la Francia


Jordan Bardella, president of the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) political party, speaks after the State of the European Union address (SOTEU) by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to the European Parliament, (Reuters)

MOSCOW, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that Russia does not pose a threat to France or any European country, rejecting comments by the leadership of France’s hardline National Rally as false.

In a joint statement at the weekend, presidential candidate Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, the party’s president, said they would “never tolerate a foreign power, in this case, Russia, seeking to dictate, directly or indirectly, the policy of our country through intimidation, threats, destabilization or psychological pressure.”

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow did not accept the criticism.     

“We do not agree with this statement. Russia is not threatening France or any other country in Europe. President Putin has stated this on numerous occasions. We have no disputes with any European states that could give rise to any serious disagreements,” said Peskov.

“Russia therefore poses no threat whatsoever; it threatens no one and blackmails no one. We therefore categorically disagree with such statements. We do not accept them,” he added.

(Reporting by Anastasia LyrchikovaWriting by Alessandra Prentice Editing by Andrew Osborn )

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