Putin promised Le Pen not to interfere in the elections in France

French presidential candidate Marin Le Pen met in the Kremlin with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It is reported by BBC.

At a meeting with Le Pen, the Russian president said that Russia does not intend to somehow intervene in the course of the presidential election in France, and in the Kremlin are striving for communication "with the entire spectrum of politicians."

“In no case do we want to influence the events, but we reserve the right to communicate with all representatives of all political forces of the country, as our partners, for example, in Europe, in the USA,” Putin said.

Putin also emphasized that the Kremlin attachs “very large” importance to relations with France. The Russian president and Le Pen also discussed cooperation in the fight against terrorism.

It should be noted that the Kremlin and presidential candidate Marin Le Pen maintain relations for a long time. The Insider wrote that in order to make contact with her, the presidential administration used its full -time propagandist Konstantin Rykov