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EU far-right parties set to gather in St. Petersburg for Russian forum - read on - uatoday.tv
The Kremlin courts EU far-right, neo-Nazi movements, despite ‘anti-fascist' rhetoric over Ukraine
European far-right and Neo-Nazi movements have openly supported President Vladimir Putin's fight to combat the so-called ‘fascist regime' in Ukraine. And on March 22, the Russian leaders' extremist allies from eleven European nations will descend on the city of St. Petersburg for the ‘International Russian Conservative Forum'. The event aims to unite EU far-right parties in efforts to spread the Kremlin's influence through the 28-nation-bloc.
Among the parties to be represented include Greece's notorious Golden Dawn and Austria's Freedom Party. However, the leader of France's National Front Marine Le Pen has refused to attend over fears her reputation among voters could be damaged, according to Russia's Kommersant newspaper.
The Kremlin's befriending of European far-right parties has hampered unity in Brussels over political and economic sanctions against Russia for its actions in Ukraine.
Pro-Russian parties currently hold 76 of 751 seats in the European Parliament, sparking concerns that any united front against Moscow could be derailed further.
Ahead of this weekend's far-right gathering in St Petersburg, opposition politician Boris Vishnevsky noted that the event is being held less than two months before Russians mark the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two.
European far-right leaders sympathetic to the so-called breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk supposedly observed the internationally unrecognized elections on whether to secede from Ukraine last November.
EU far-right parties set to gather in St. Petersburg for Russian forum - read on - uatoday.tv
The Kremlin courts EU far-right, neo-Nazi movements, despite ‘anti-fascist' rhetoric over Ukraine
European far-right and Neo-Nazi movements have openly supported President Vladimir Putin's fight to combat the so-called ‘fascist regime' in Ukraine. And on March 22, the Russian leaders' extremist allies from eleven European nations will descend on the city of St. Petersburg for the ‘International Russian Conservative Forum'. The event aims to unite EU far-right parties in efforts to spread the Kremlin's influence through the 28-nation-bloc.
Among the parties to be represented include Greece's notorious Golden Dawn and Austria's Freedom Party. However, the leader of France's National Front Marine Le Pen has refused to attend over fears her reputation among voters could be damaged, according to Russia's Kommersant newspaper.
The Kremlin's befriending of European far-right parties has hampered unity in Brussels over political and economic sanctions against Russia for its actions in Ukraine.
Pro-Russian parties currently hold 76 of 751 seats in the European Parliament, sparking concerns that any united front against Moscow could be derailed further.
Ahead of this weekend's far-right gathering in St Petersburg, opposition politician Boris Vishnevsky noted that the event is being held less than two months before Russians mark the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two.
European far-right leaders sympathetic to the so-called breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk supposedly observed the internationally unrecognized elections on whether to secede from Ukraine last November.