Marine Le Pen warned against provoking Russia, comparing it to a Russian bear

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Marine Le Pen warned against provoking Russia by using the phrase about the Russian bear.

Le Pen said she wanted to avoid a situation in which she would have to think about how to drive the Russian bear back into its den.

The politician spoke in favor of ending the Ukrainian conflict and emphasized that she does not want Paris to fight with any country that has nuclear weapons.

PARIS, September 24 - RIA Novosti. French presidential candidate from the right-wing National Rally party, Marine Le Pen, warned against provoking Russia, using the famous phrase about the Russian bear.

“Sometimes there is a feeling that those who say that we are already at war (with Russia - ed.) would like us to be at war... Let's not talk about these things with the ease with which we sometimes hear them talked about. (French Napoleonic-era diplomat Charles Maurice - ed.) Talleyrand said: “I know a thousand ways to make a Russian bear come out of its den, but not one to make it come back,” she said in an interview with Politico.

Le Pen said she wanted to avoid a situation in which she would have to think about how to drive the Russian bear back into its den. France may not find a way to do this, she said.

The politician recalled that Russia is a nuclear power and emphasized that she does not want Paris to fight with any country that has nuclear weapons. Against this background, she advocated ending the Ukrainian conflict.