Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen pose before a televised debate in La Plaine-Saint-Denis, outside Paris, on April 20, 2022.

Centrist candidate and French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and far-right contender Marine Le Pen pose before a televised debate in La Plaine-Saint-Denis, outside Paris, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. In the climax of France's presidential campaign, centrist President Emmanuel Macron and far-right contender Marine Le Pen meet Wednesday evening in a one-on-one television debate that could prove decisive before Sunday's runoff vote. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

The far-right leader and the French president clashed bitterly over their relations with Russia in a live TV debate that yielded no clear winner.

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