 Opposed to Mélenchon's public opinions, some magazine editors claimed Mélenchon "supported Russia".The journalist Nicolas Hénin said that Mélenchon is "on the left of the political spectrum, but is an advocate for the Kremlin leader", with Hénin quoting how Mélenchon is the "political victim number one" after the murder of the Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.Cécile Vaissié, author of "The Kremlin Networks", considers Jean-Luc Mélenchon as "one of those that approve of Putin", and Yannick Jadot of EELV said that the "pro-Russia" stance is "contary to any environment thinking".