"Crimea was transferred by whim": the leader of the far -right France called the peninsula part of the Russian Federation (video)

She stated this, answering the questions of deputies at hearings on foreign interference at the National Meeting of France, reports BFMTV. According to her, the temporarily occupied peninsula of Crimea is a legitimate part of Russia. Le Pen also states that Crimea has been Russian for two centuries, and Ukrainian for 60 years donated by a dictator from a buzz. "Crimea was Russian for two centuries and Ukrainian - for 60 years after it was transferred by a dictator for his whim.

I am convinced by a supporter of referendums and I believe that the inhabitants of Crimea have freely expressed their desire to be part of Russia," Le Pen said. Le Pen emphasized that during her visits to the occupied Russian peninsula, she communicated with the locals who convinced her that they were more part of Russia. She also reminded that Crimea was annexed to Russia on the basis of a referendum.

"And as the absolute defender of the referendum, I believed that the inhabitants of Crimea freely expressed their opinion, voted in favor of accession to Russia. I said it during the referendum on Crimea, I say it today," she summed up. Back in 2017, during her election campaign, Marin Le Pen openly declared her friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"If you say that Russia is a military danger to other European countries, I think you are wrong in analyzing the situation," she said in February in an interview for CNN. In the same interview, Le Pen supported the annexation of Crimea. Already in March 2017, the Kremlin leader personally met the head of the French Right Party in Moscow. The journalists were able to find out that in 2014 Marin Le Pen received a large loan of nine million euros at the first Czech-Russian Bank.

In mid -April 2022, French presidential candidate Marin Le Pen refused to recognize the occupation of Crimea by Russia and stated that Europe should prevent the military confluence of the Russian Federation and China. The election of French President in 2022 showed that her proximity to the Kremlin did not affect the mood of her voters, then she went on a second round. However, as a result of the second round, 58.