French President Macron responded to earlier remarks by National Rally leader Marine Le Pen, who said she would cut financial aid to Ukraine if she came to power. Macron emphasized that France and EU member states support Ukraine out of consideration for their own security interests, and noted that the situation in Ukraine is directly related to European security and stability.
French National Rally leader Marine Le Pen said that France is on the verge of default and is no longer able to continue providing financial aid to Ukraine. She suggested that perhaps other EU countries with different fiscal conditions could take over France's role.
In response to French National Rally leader Marine Le Pen's earlier remarks that she would stop funding Ukraine within six months if she won the French presidential election, Ukrainian President Zelensky emphasized in his response that the Ukrainian military's experience in technology and actual combat is crucial to its partners, and said that French industry could gain a development advantage through technological cooperation with Ukraine.
According to an interview with the Financial Times, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen stated that if elected president, she plans to halt France's financial assistance to Ukraine within her first six months in office. She also opposes Ukraine's accession to the European Union and intends to review EU sanctions against Russia. Her stated rationale is that France can no longer afford to bear the burden of such aid, and she criticized Europe's approach of confronting Moscow in the energy sector.