“There was a natural kinship between the French politician and the Orthodox oligarch, underpinned by faith and a brand of far-right politics deeply suspicious of groups such as Muslims and LGBT people.” www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Kremlin connections: the Russia links to a £600m UK theme parkFrench company Puy du Fou worked with a sanctioned oligarch on plans for a Crimea resort longer than disclosed, and later courted Iran and Chinawww.theguardian.com