Putin meets Marine Le Pen, French far-right candidate, at Kremlin

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MUST WATCH Marine Le Pen: There was no invasion of Crimea 07:52Read More Story highlights French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has sought closer ties with RussiaVladimir Putin spokesman: Russia isn`t trying to influence upcoming French election(CNN) Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed the "great importance" of ties between his country and France as he met French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen at the Kremlin on Friday, Russian state-run news agency Tass reported.
In turn, Le Pen, leader of France`s far-right National Front party, criticized European Union sanctions against Russia, calling them "unfair and silly," Tass reported.
Putin`s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters that Russia was not seeking to influence the upcoming French election but had the right to communicate with French politicians.
Le Pen told the speaker of Russia`s lower house of parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, that she had "always pressed for the abolition of sanctions" because she regarded them as "counter-productive," Tass said.