Marine Le Pen 'Will Stop Aid to Ukraine if Voted French President'
Zelensky said France gets valuable battlefield feedback as Ukraine uses and adapts French weapons, while Le Pen pledged to cut aid if elected.
- On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky defended defense cooperation with France, stating "I think to my mind that it's win-win," while responding to far-right leader Marine Le Pen's pledge to halt financial aid if elected next year.
- Le Pen told the Belgian network VRT on Wednesday that Paris would maintain aid for six months if she wins, but then "financial aid would halt because we don't have the money."
- According to the German think tank Kiel Institute, France has contributed €27 billion to Kyiv, comprising €7.9 billion in bilateral aid and €19 billion through other channels since Russia's invasion began.
- Regarding the defense tie-up, Zelensky told The Financial Times that "Madame Le Pen is not deeply with some details," emphasizing that French military systems are crucial for partners like Ukraine.
- With France's presidential elections approaching next year, surveys show Le Pen as the frontrunner, as President Emmanuel Macron's final term ends, with the outcome set to determine the nation's support for Kyiv.
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UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to France's Marine Le Pen's announcement that she would reduce financial aid to Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelensky replied to Marine Le Pen, who announced that she would cut aid in Kiev if she was elected president. France "can only win" from its "cooperation" with Kiev, replies Zelensky to the presidential candidate. He believes that "the experience of our army in technology is very important for our partners". - "Madame Le Pen does not master certain details": Zelensky answers to the RN candidate on aid to Ukraine (International).
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