Le Pen: France can no longer keep helping Ukraine financially
Marine Le Pen, informal leader of the far-right National Rally party, is convinced that France can no longer provide Ukraine with the same level of assistance it currently does, due to the deterioration of its own financial situation.
Source: Le Figaro, citing Le Pen; European Pravda
Details: Le Pen insisted that her position "is not an act of hostility towards Ukraine".
Quote: "We can continue training their soldiers, their armed forces, we can continue supplying them with equipment so they can defend themselves. But from a financial standpoint, we can no longer do it. We can no longer do it."
More details: Opponents often criticise Marine Le Pen for having been received at the Kremlin during her 2017 presidential campaign and for holding an overly accommodating stance towards Russia.
Le Pen believes "a major peace conference should be held" in order to achieve a "diplomatic settlement" to Russia's war against Ukraine.
Read more: Marine Le Pen's secret weapon: why three presidential losses have not stopped her rise
Background:
- Ahead of France's 2027 presidential election, Marine Le Pen currently leads opinion polls by a significant margin over her rivals.
- Meanwhile, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu have hit record levels of unpopularity.
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