Le Pen Courts Putin as Fillon Says French State Is Attacking Him
- Fillon calls for Hollande to be investigated over leaks
- Nationalist pledges opposition to EU sanctions against Russia
Le Pen Pledges Careful Steps to Appease Voters
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The anti-euro candidate Marine Le Pen met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow Friday as the French establishment was consumed by an unprecedented fight over the presidential election campaign.
As Le Pen promised Putin she’ll oppose European Union sanctions against Russia if she becomes France’s next leader, the Gaullist candidate Francois Fillon accused Socialist President Francois Hollande of manipulating the country’s courts in a covert operation to destroy his candidacy.