"I do not want French people to face the (cost of living) consequences of decisions aiming to stop the imports of oil and gas," said Le Pen on France Inter radio.
Le Pen over the last years had expressed her admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin and said France should be "equidistant" between Russia and the US. Her party has also received Russian financing in the past.
"I am perfectly in favor of all the other sanctions which do not cause me any worries," Le Pen said in the interview.
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Le Pen justified her previous support of Putin, as with former US President Donald Trump, on what she called their push for a return to a "multi-polar" world.
She said she supported the European policy of financing weapons for Ukraine if they were intended to defend the country against Russia's military invasion, but not if they were intended for attacking purposes.
Saying that she would like "to dispel any misunderstanding," Le Pen explained that her intention was to return to France's policy between 1966 and 2009, when France was not involved in NATO's military affairs but remained a part of its political structure. The presidential candidate pre-empted the likely criticism of her statements, saying that such a stance on NATO membership would "in no way" mean "a submission to Moscow" but rather would allow her not to place French-armed forces or weapons under any foreign command, whether NATO's one or a future European entity.Again, from RT:
"I will therefore propose to leave not NATO, but its integrated command, as was the case from 1966 to 2009," she said.
Saying this, she emphasized that France under her presidency would remain committed to collective security interests and to the corresponding article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has explained that she would not use the term "genocide" regarding Russia's military action in Ukraine. The position, which she voiced during a TV interview on Thursday, coincides with that of her election rival, incumbent President Emmanuel Macron, whose job she aims to take.
The term "legally corresponds to an extremely precise definition which cannot be given at this phase of the conflict," the opposition candidate told France 2. Macron likewise refused to adopt the definition during his appearance on the channel on Wednesday. Both French presidential candidates said they believed that Russian troops committed war crimes in Ukraine by harming civilians.
The accusation of genocide came from Kiev after Russia withdrew troops from the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital. Ukrainian officials presented what they claimed to be evidence of war crimes committed by Russian soldiers in the town of Bucha. President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed the finds proved that Moscow wanted to eradicate the Ukrainian population.
The term "genocide" was used by US President Joe Biden in a speech in Iowa on Tuesday, where he reiterated his administration's claim that American inflation should be blamed on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Moscow denied allegations made against its troops and said Kiev was misrepresenting and fabricating evidence to back its claims. Russia said its military plan for Ukraine involves targeting only military infrastructure. It blamed the Ukrainian government for prolonging the conflict by refusing to negotiate peace in good faith.
Comment: Ladies and gentlemen, the "leader" of the Free World.