Poland's Kaczynski says Le Pen's party 'linked to Moscow'
Source: Associated Press
Polands Kaczynski says Le Pens party linked to Moscow
By VANESSA GERA
May 22, 2019
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Polands nationalist ruling party leader said political groupings in some European Union states, including Marine Le Pens party in France, are obviously linked to Moscow and receive its support.
Jaroslaw Kaczynskis comment in the Gazeta Polska weekly that was published Wednesday suggest that his partys wariness toward Russia could be an impediment to working with Le Pens National Rally or the right-wing League party of Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, who is also friendly toward Russia.
Salvini has positioned himself at the forefront of a growing movement of nationalist leaders seeking to free the EUs 28 nations from what he called Brussels illegal occupation.
He gathered nationalists, including Le Pen, from across Europe in Milan on Saturday seeking unity ahead of this weekends elections to the European Parliament.
Salvini also visited Warsaw earlier this year seeking to woo Law and Justice to his grouping, but found limits to cooperation due to Polands bitter memories of occupation and control by Moscow over centuries.
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