Stephen Hutchings contributed to a France 24 article about Russian propaganda and strategy towards the parliamentary elections in France. He emphasized that the success of the National Rally (RN) is overall a welcome development for Moscow. At the same time, some Russian officials may prefer not RN's absolute majority, but rather an ungovernable parliament, which would undermine the unity in Europe.
The article is available in French here:
https://www.france24.com/fr/france/20240704-le-rn-ou-le-chaos-en-france-les-deux-sc%C3%A9narios-r%C3%AAv%C3%A9s-du-second-tour-pour-moscou