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Moscow asserts that no disputes exist with European states that could lead to serious disagreements.","category":"Politics","area":"European Union","publishedAt":"2026-09-21T13:46:19.983Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-21T13:13:18.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-21T13:46:19.983Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to named body, but no named sources or independent outlets.","critic":"Reporting is clear and holds together, with affected parties quoted or given right of reply.","hype":"Headlines are direct and do not overstate the article's content."}},"tags":["#Russia","#France","#EuropeanUnion","#Politics","#Kremlin"],"entities":["Dmitry Peskov","Marine Le Pen","Jordan Bardella","National Rally","Kremlin","Russia","France","European Union"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The Kremlin stated Russia does not pose a threat to France or any European country.","Moscow rejected comments from France's National Rally leaders Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella as false.","National Rally leaders issued a joint statement saying they would not tolerate foreign powers dictating French policy.","Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia has no disputes with European states that could lead to serious disagreements."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Kremlin stated on Monday that Russia does not pose a threat to France or any European country. This statement came in response to comments made by the leadership of France's National Rally party. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected these comments as false."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In a joint statement issued over the weekend, presidential candidate Marine Le Pen and party president Jordan Bardella declared they would \"never tolerate a foreign power, in this case, Russia, seeking to dictate, directly or indirectly, the policy of our country through intimidation, threats, destabilization or psychological pressure.\" Peskov stated that Moscow did not accept this criticism, adding that Russia has no disputes with any European states that could lead to serious disagreements. 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