We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development France 'can no longer finance' Ukraine, far-right candidate Marine Le Pen says Far-right leader and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said on Wednesday that France could no longer afford to fund Ukraine, citing the country's high deficit and weak economic growth. Rar-right party Rassemblement National (RN) candidate in France's 2027 presidential election Marine Le Pen holds a press conference on the eve of an EU Summit in Brussels on October 14, 2026. © Nicolas Tucas, France cannot keep financing Ukraine due to the "perilous" state of the euro zone's second-biggest economy, far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said on Wednesday. "We can no longer finance Ukraine," Le Pen told reporters in Brussels.
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