France 'Can No Longer Finance' Ukraine, Far-Right Candidate Marine Le Pen Says
She says France should stop financing Ukraine through the European Union and cap its annual EU contribution at 5 billion euros, citing budget pressure.
- Marine Le Pen stated France can no longer finance Ukraine, citing economic pressure and warning she would oppose further financing from Europe if it required additional French spending.
- Le Pen pointed to the €90 billion loan package for Ukraine, arguing France's €18 billion share is unsustainable. She told the Financial Times that France "can't do more, we can't manage more."
- Beyond direct aid, she threatened to withhold half of France's contribution to block a wider budget agreement, while also opposing Ukraine joining Europe, describing it as "hara-kiri" for France.
- Paris began preparations earlier this month to train Ukrainian pilots on Rafale fighter jets with an initial batch of 16 aircraft agreed, contrasting with Le Pen's campaign pledges to end bilateral financial aid.
- Leading in opinion polls, Le Pen is predicted to win the 2027 presidential election, with a prior court ban no longer preventing her from running for office.
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The extreme right-wing presidential candidate said on Wednesday that France had "no longer the means" to help Ukraine financially."
ANALYSIS. Marine Le Pen kicks off her presidential campaign by traveling to Brussels and threatening to drastically reduce France's EU contribution. Just as the battle for the EU's billions begins.
EADaily, 15 October 2026. In the event of the victory in the presidential election of 2027, the leader of the French party "National Association" (RN), Marín Le Pen, Paris, will cease financial support for Ukraine.
The extreme right-wing candidate says she wants to maintain support for Kyiv for six months after her eventual accession to the Elysée, before putting an end to it. According to her, France "no longer has the means" of this commitment.
The French presidential candidate for National Grouping, Marine Le Pen, has warned that she foresees a tough confrontation with the European Union on behalf of the EU budget if elected. In an interview published this Wednesday in the Financial Times, the far right leader has stated that she knows that "there will be a hard debate, even a test of strength", with Brussels. Among her plans would be to reduce France’s contribution to the EU budget f…
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