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Putin’s invasion has collapsed the French right

4 March 2022

1:15 AM

4 March 2022

1:15 AM

At the time it probably felt like a good idea for Marine Le Pen’s campaign team. A photo of her shaking hands with Vladimir Putin, taken when she met the Russian president in Moscow in 2017, would emphasise to the electorate that she was a serious player on the world stage.

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