Unexpected meeting Putin and Le Pen

moscow - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday several weeks unexpectedly receive the right candidate Marine Le Pen in the presidential elections in France. That happened at the Kremlin just hours after the National Front leader had called for a joint fight against terrorism and to put an end to the sanctions of the EU against Russia.

'We are not trying to influence in any way events, but we reserve to meet the legal representatives of all political forces in that country, as do our partners, for example in Europe and the United States,' Putin said in a commentary on the television prior to the encounter, which had not been announced in advance.