French presidential candidate Marin Le Pen will visit Moscow

French presidential candidate Marin Le Pen will visit Moscow on March 24 to discuss Russian-French cooperation in the fight against terrorism. According to Interfax, an invitation was made to visit Russia to visit Russia on a one -day visit, which will take place a month before the first round of voting on April 23 in the presidential election in France. This was announced by the head of the Committee on International Affairs of the State Duma of Russia Leonid Slutsky.

The party "National Front", which is headed by Le Pen, confirmed the upcoming visit.

The relationship of Le Pen and Russia were in the spotlight during the election campaign, largely due to a loan of $ 9.7 million, which the National Front party took from the Russian bank in 2014. Le Pen is considered a frank fan of Russian President Vladimir Putin and calls for rapprochement with Russia. The Kremlin denied reports that he was trying to influence the election campaign in France.

Publishing polls show that 48-year-old Le Pen will probably enter the second round of voting on May 7, where she will probably compete with Emmanuel Macron for the presidency. According to sociological studies, Macron, a 39-year-old independent candidate who supports the EU sanctions against Russia and accuses the Kremlin of participating in cyberataki, most likely will win the second round of voting against Le Pen.