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Le Pen vows to halt all Ukraine aid within six months if she wins France's presidency next year

Irish Guards outside Downing Street, as Andy Burnham pledged to speed up missile delivery to Ukraine.
Irish Guards outside Downing Street, as Andy Burnham pledged to speed up missile delivery to Ukraine.

Marine Le Pen, the frontrunner in France's 2027 presidential race, has pledged to cut all financial aid to Ukraine within six months of taking office, citing France's "perilous" fiscal state and warning Paris is "on the verge of defaulting" on its public debt. Volodymyr Zelensky hit back, insisting the defence relationship is "win-win" and said Le Pen is "not deeply acquainted with some details." He argued France's own weapons systems, including the SAMP/T air defence missile, have been made more effective through battlefield cooperation with Ukraine. Britain announced a separate £17 million pledge to repair Chernobyl's protective shelter after a Russian drone strike.

Le Pen told Belgian broadcaster VRT that a six-month transition period would avoid "backing anyone into a corner" immediately after her election.

AfD co-leader Alice Weidel reportedly echoed the threat, saying that continuing to fund Ukraine is "wrong" and the war is "already lost."

Zelensky quipped of Le Pen: 'I will not vote for her — because I'm Ukrainian.'

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