The singer Francis Lalanne received on Wednesday, July 16, a dedicated portrait of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday, July 16, the Russian embassy in France announced on Wednesday.
“Alexey Meshkov, Russian ambassador to France, presented, on July 16, 2025, specific to the singer, French writer and public figure Francis Lalanne, a dedicated portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin,” said The Embassy On X.
Francis Lalanne has released several songs in recent months to the glory of Russia. In one of them, he affirms that Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 “to rescue the Russians of Donbass” and ask “fraternity” with the Russian people.
A few weeks ago, the singer went to Russia to attend victory day, which celebrates on May 9 at the end of World War II. In X, he also said in May, without foundations, that “Ukraine was just a vast psychological operation and money laundering” and that “Putin was somehow a reason about this whole story of Ukraine.”
Antivax and pro-rn
The singer has talked about many political and social issues in recent years. Known for his anti -vax positions or in support of the yellow vests, he had asked to vote for the candidate of the national demonstration, Marine Le Pen, in the second round of the presidential elections in 2022.
Francis Lalanne was head of the list under the Banner “Free France” in the European elections of 2024, along with the controversial multi-coundamné Dieudonné. Its common list had not exceeded 0.04 %. The two men also had candidates in the legislative elections of June 29 and July 6 in Guadalupe. Francis Lalanne had obtained 173 votes in the third constituency, or 0.59 % of the votes.
The singer was declared in April ineligible for a period of 18 months by the State Council for not having established a campaign account when he was a candidate in the last European elections.
Source: BFM TV
