French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday accused pro-Kremlin news outlets Russia Today and Sputnik of being “organs of influence and propaganda” against him in this year’s presidential election.
Macron made the remark in answer to a question at a joint news conference with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In the run-up to the second round of the election on May 7, aides to Macron accused the Kremlin of mounting a “smear campaign” against the candidate via state media.
