Following the meeting convened by Macron at the Élysée Palace, during which the French intelligence services shared their concerns with political leaders regarding Russian hybrid threats, the Rassemblement National issued a surprisingly clear statement: aid to Kyiv can be discussed, but we cannot accept Moscow dictating European policy through intimidation, sabotage and destabilisation. A statement that it would be good to see in Italy too

It’s not just the Lega and Forza Italia: the electoral success of the German nationalist party is also dividing European conservatives. Orbán, Wilders and Zemmour are celebrating, whilst Le Pen, Bardella and Farage remain silent

Against the ‘Europe of war’: Bardella’s remarks in Cernobbio echo the statements made by the leader of La France insoumise. And they suggest a worrying run-off in Paris