{"id":29956,"date":"2026-09-17T13:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T10:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=29956"},"modified":"2026-09-17T13:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T10:05:00","slug":"le-pen-finansova-dopomoha-ukraini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/le-pen-finansova-dopomoha-ukraini\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Pen stated that France can no longer continue to fund Ukraine in this way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the leaders of the French far-right \u00abNational Rally\u00bb <strong data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"300\">Marine Le Pen stated that, due to the state of public finances, France can no longer provide financial assistance to Ukraine at the current levels<\/strong>. At the same time, she spoke in favour of continuing the training of Ukrainian military personnel and the supply of weapons, and emphasised that her position, as she put it, was not directed against Ukraine. Le Pen made these remarks during a broadcast on LCI.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\"><strong>Key points at a glance:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Le Pen has called for a reduction in financial aid to Ukraine.<\/li>\n<li>She cited France\u2019s financial situation as the reason.<\/li>\n<li>She proposes that arms supplies should continue.<\/li>\n<li>The current French government continues to support Ukraine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"1nl2kud\" data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"968\">What Marine Le Pen said<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"970\" data-end=\"1151\">Marine Le Pen drew a distinction between financial and military aid to Ukraine. She stated that Paris could continue to train Ukrainian military personnel and supply equipment for the country\u2019s defence.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1318\">However, the direct <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/politics\/le-pen-prypynyty-pidtrymku-ukrainy\/\">financial support<\/a> The politician considers this, on its current scale, to be an excessive burden on the French budget.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1428\">\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1322\" data-end=\"1428\">\u00abBut from a financial point of view, we can\u2019t go on like this,\u00bb said Le Pen.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1430\" data-end=\"1524\">She specifically emphasised that, in her view, this position, <strong data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1523\">\u00abis not an act of hostility towards Ukraine\u00bb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"12qpl7t\" data-start=\"1526\" data-end=\"1569\">Le Pen is calling for negotiations on the war<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1571\" data-end=\"1698\">A representative of the \u00abNational Union\u00bb also continues to promote the idea of a diplomatic settlement to the Russian-Ukrainian war. She advocates holding a major international conference, the aim of which, she says, is to find a diplomatic way to end the hostilities.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1870\" data-end=\"2111\">Le Pen\u2019s stance on Russia and Ukraine has long been a subject of political controversy in France. Her opponents, in particular, point to her meeting with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin during the 2017 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"1ns1uzz\" data-start=\"2113\" data-end=\"2166\">Budgetary problems have indeed become more acute in France<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2168\" data-end=\"2247\">Le Pen\u2019s statement came against the backdrop of a deterioration in France\u2019s public finances.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2249\" data-end=\"2497\">On 11 September, the Minister of Finance <strong>Roland Lescure<\/strong> stated that the government <strong data-start=\"2309\" data-end=\"2377\">has lowered its economic growth forecast for 2026 from 0.7% to 0.5%<\/strong> and expects the country to fail to meet its target of reducing the budget deficit to 5% of GDP.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2499\" data-end=\"2743\">France\u2019s public debt servicing costs this year are estimated at approximately <strong data-start=\"2584\" data-end=\"2596\">\u20ac65 billion<\/strong>, which is \u20ac4.5 billion more than planned. The cost of borrowing for Paris has also risen on the financial markets.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2745\" data-end=\"2898\">These figures confirm the existence of fiscal pressure; however, Le Pen\u2019s conclusion that aid to Ukraine, in particular, should be cut is a matter of her political stance.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"1g5ovsl\" data-start=\"2900\" data-end=\"2953\">The current French government continues to support Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2955\" data-end=\"3249\">Official Paris is currently taking a different line. <strong data-start=\"3005\" data-end=\"3101\">On 15 September, the French Ministry of the Armed Forces reaffirmed its continued support for Ukraine<\/strong> and announced its intention to strengthen defence cooperation, particularly in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles and military technology.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3251\" data-end=\"3508\">According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance, the total amount of French aid from the start of the Russian Federation\u2019s full-scale invasion until September 2026 reached <strong data-start=\"3400\" data-end=\"3413\">\u20ac7.9 billion<\/strong>, of which \u20ac400 million is direct bilateral budgetary support.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3510\" data-end=\"3643\">Furthermore, as at 1 July, France had allocated more than <strong data-start=\"3562\" data-end=\"3604\">\u20ac471 million in humanitarian aid for Ukraine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3645\" data-end=\"3856\">Le Pen\u2019s statement therefore does not signify a change in France\u2019s current government policy towards Ukraine. It reflects the position of one of the country\u2019s key opposition figures in the run-up to the 2027 presidential election.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u041e\u0434\u043d\u0430 \u0437 \u043b\u0456\u0434\u0435\u0440\u043e\u043a \u0444\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0443\u0437\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0443\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u00ab\u041d\u0430\u0446\u0456\u043e\u043d\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u2019\u0454\u0434\u043d\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f\u00bb \u041c\u0430\u0440\u0456\u043d \u041b\u0435 \u041f\u0435\u043d \u0437\u0430\u044f\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0430, \u0449\u043e \u0424\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0456\u044f \u0447\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d \u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0444\u0456\u043d\u0430\u043d\u0441\u0456\u0432 \u0431\u0456\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435 \u043d\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435 \u043d\u0430\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0456 \u0444\u0456\u043d\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0443 \u0434\u043e\u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0433\u0443 \u0432 \u043d\u0438\u043d\u0456\u0448\u043d\u0456\u0445 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u044f\u0433\u0430\u0445. \u0412\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0447\u0430\u0441 \u0432\u043e\u043d\u0430 \u0432\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u0437\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0432\u0447\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0445 \u0456 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u043e\u0437\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0454\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0442\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0438\u043b\u0430, \u0449\u043e \u0457\u0457 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0438\u0446\u0456\u044f, \u0437\u0430 \u0457\u0457 \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043c\u0438, \u043d\u0435 \u0441\u043f\u0440\u044f\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438. \u041f\u0440\u043e \u0446\u0435 \u041b\u0435 \u041f\u0435\u043d \u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u043b\u0430 [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":207433346,"featured_media":29957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_description":"\u041c\u0430\u0440\u0456\u043d \u041b\u0435 \u041f\u0435\u043d \u0437\u0430\u044f\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0430, \u0449\u043e \u0424\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0456\u044f \u0431\u0456\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435 \u043d\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435 \u0444\u0456\u043d\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043e\u0432\u043e \u043f\u0456\u0434\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0443 \u0432 \u043d\u0438\u043d\u0456\u0448\u043d\u0456\u0445 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u044f\u0433\u0430\u0445, \u0430\u043b\u0435 \u0432\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u0437\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0437\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0457.","rank_math_title":"\u041b\u0435 \u041f\u0435\u043d \u0437\u0430\u043a\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u0441\u043a\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0442\u0438 \u0444\u0456\u043d\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0443 \u0434\u043e\u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0433\u0443 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0456","rank_math_focus_keyword":"\u041b\u0435 \u041f\u0435\u043d","td_subtitle":"","subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[805619],"tags":[805624],"class_list":["post-29956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world","tag-805624"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207433346"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29956"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29958,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29956\/revisions\/29958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}