The €9 million loan and the two Kremlin puppets. This is an abridged summary of the #InformNapalm investigation which has become known as the #BabakovLeaks. I provide a link to the full report in the sources, please visit the sight to read the whole report. The recent leak of data from the hacked emails of Putin’s henchman Alexander Babakov, shed light on the Kremlin’s efforts to promote its interests in France and its ties to French politicians, primarily Marine Le Pen. Marine Le Pen Marine Le Pen has been the leader of the far-right National Front party (National Rally from 2018) since 2004 and was a member of the European Parliament at the time of the correspondence. In 2017 and 2022, she successfully lost twice in the second round of the presidential election to Emmanuel Macron. However, the fact that a politician with anti-European views and dubious ties to dictator Putin’s henchmen even makes it to the second round of elections is scary. In early 2017, pro-Russian candidate #MarineLePen called anti-#Russian sanctions “absolutely ridiculous”. If she wins the presidency, Le Pen promised to recognise Crimea as part of Russia, as she does not consider Crimea’s annexation illegal. She also added that she sees no reason to doubt the legitimacy of the referendum held on the peninsula. After Russia launched a full-scale war and invasion of #Ukraine, Le Pen changed her rhetoric. However, her narrative favoured the #Kremlin, as Le Pen has consistently opposed the provision of arms to Ukraine. Alexander Babakov Since 2012, #AlexanderBabakov has been Vladimir Putin’s “special representative” in charge of relations with Russian organisations abroad, making him one of the key men in the Kremlin’s networks of influence in Europe. Alexandr Babakov has been Vladimir Putin’s “special representative” in charge of relations with Russian organisations abroad, making him one of the key men in the Kremlin’s networks of influence in Europe. Babakov has overseen the Kremlin’s schemes and networks to spread Russian political and cultural influence in Europe, particularly France. According to Babakov’s correspondence, it turns out that he was responsible for organising visits by French politicians and negotiations with high-ranking Russian officials. Babakov was the key man in the talks between Le Pen’s National Front and the Kremlin on the Russian loan to the French far-right party in 2014. This information became known in 2017 in the journalistic investigation by the French media Mediapart .fr. And now, leaked #BabakovEmails have added more exciting details and the hot link between Le Pen and Babakov himself. Babakov regularly discussed ties with Le Pen in his emails as he saw that through Le Pen, Moscow could promote its political agenda in France and on the European stage, mainly regarding the annexation of Ukrainian territories. Russia paid Paris-Moscow trip for French far-right politician Jean-Luc Schaffhauser. Unsurprisingly, the Kremlin paid the tickets for the trips from Paris to Moscow for French politicians from the far-right National Front, namely MEP Jean-Luc Schaffhauser. 1/4 Next 👉 Le Pen squeezes Putin for €9,000,000.00