Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen clash over Russia in leadership debate

Emmanuel Macron has said Marine Le Pen is 'dependent on Russian power and Putin' during the televised leadership debate.

Le Pen had congratulated Macron on aid to Ukraine, but claimed sanctions on Russian oil would harm the French people. The National Rally leader insisted she was 'a perfectly free woman,' reminding Macron that he received the Russian leader in Versailles.

Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen went head-to-head in a live televised debate on Wednesday evening that could change the course of the presidential election this weekend

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