19 Feb 2016 13:27

Kremlin unaware whether French National Front requested loan from Russian banks

MOSCOW. Feb 19 (Interfax) - Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, has said he is unaware whether Marine Le Pen's French party, National Front, has requested a large loan from Russian banks.

"No, I know nothing about it," Peskov told reporters.

The Times reported earlier that the National Front had requested a loan of 27 million euro from Russian banks to finance its election campaign.