Marine Le Pen 'Will Stop Aid to Ukraine if Voted French President'
Le Pen said France would keep aid for six months before ending financial support, prompting pushback from Kyiv and French officials.
- On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky defended defense cooperation with France as a "win-win" arrangement, responding to far-right leader Marine Pen's pledge to halt financial aid if elected next year.
- Marine Pen told the Belgian network VRT on Wednesday that Paris would maintain aid for six months if she wins, but "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 since Russia's invasion, comprising €7.9 billion in bilateral aid and €19 billion through other channels.
- Zelensky told The Financial Times that "Madame Le Pen is not deeply with some details," emphasizing that Ukraine's battlefield experience with French military systems provides valuable real-world feedback.
- Surveys show the far-right leader as the frontrunner for France's presidential elections next year, when President Emmanuel Macron's final term ends, potentially reshaping support for Kyiv.
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Emmanuel Macron once again defended support for Kiev, not only as a matter of mere goodwill, but also as a European security measure, in the face of Le Pen's proposal to end it.
Marine Le Pen is the favorite in the polls to succeed Macron in the May 2027 elections, declared that, if elected President, will "maintain" financial aid to Ukraine for six months and then "end" support
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This Friday from Brussels, Emmanuel Macron wanted to respond to Marine Le Pen, who proposes to cut the financial support to Ukraine.
French National Rally party presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, who plans to suspend financial support to Kyiv in case of victory in the elections, is ready to come to Ukraine to discuss the matter with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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