Briefing | Russia’s European supporters
In the Kremlin’s pocket
Who backs Putin, and why
POPULIST parties of both right and left, many pro-Russian, did well in last May’s European elections, taking between them a quarter of the seats. This has raised fears of a coherent pro-Russian block forming in Strasbourg.
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Briefing February 14th 2015
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