CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 5 days agoFrench Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen Threatens to Cut Support for Ukraine if Electedunited24media.comexternal-linkmessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up1254arrow-down12
arrow-up1252arrow-down1external-linkFrench Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen Threatens to Cut Support for Ukraine if Electedunited24media.comCAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square50linkfedilink
minus-squarebedwyr@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·5 days agoThey’ve been in open alliance for over a decade, there was never any doubt that would be the case. Putin bankrolled them back in like 2014 or something with a 8 figure loan.
minus-squareMiaou@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoIIRC it was “only” 7 million Euros. Though in rubles it likely has more digits. Importantly, it became a loan because French courts ordered the Le Pen to pay the money back.
minus-squarebedwyr@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoOh thanks for the correction I had thought it was 17 actually but didn’t look it back up.
They’ve been in open alliance for over a decade, there was never any doubt that would be the case. Putin bankrolled them back in like 2014 or something with a 8 figure loan.
IIRC it was “only” 7 million Euros. Though in rubles it likely has more digits.
Importantly, it became a loan because French courts ordered the Le Pen to pay the money back.
Oh thanks for the correction I had thought it was 17 actually but didn’t look it back up.