The National Front, now the National Rally, is accused of having been a "transmission belt" of Russian power. The report points to frequent contacts between elected FN and RN and Russian officials.
Marine Le Pen speaks of a "dishonest commission" and denounces a "political trial" The report shows "at least a guilty flippancy" of the RN with regard to Russia, but it is not "exhaustive" on the influence of other states in France, says the Insoumise Aurélien Saintoul.