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🫠 Ukraine’s accession to the EU would be "harakiri" for the union and would result in colossal economic losses for France, Marine Le Pen said
In an interview with the FT, the leader of France’s far right said that Ukraine’s membership in the European Union would bring "colossal economic losses" for France and a loss of sovereignty.
Le Pen also threatened to block the new seven-year EU budget, which includes up to €100 billion to support Ukraine. To do that she intends to withhold half of France’s contribution to the Union budget.
According to her, France can no longer afford the previous scale of assistance to Kyiv. Le Pen has already promised to end bilateral support for Ukraine, leaving only certain forms of operational assistance and the training of Ukrainian servicemembers.
At the same time, the politician claims she condemns the Russian invasion, but when asked whether she considers Russia the main threat to European security she replied: "I cannot read Mr. Putin’s mind and I do not know his plans."
Earlier Le Pen had already called promises to admit Ukraine into NATO and the EU a "big lie" and a threat to peace. Even before the full-scale invasion she said she did not consider Russia’s annexation of Crimea illegal, and in 2017 she met with Putin in the Kremlin. Her party also received a multimillion-euro loan from a Russian bank.
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