# French presidential candidate calls Ukraine a ‘dictatorship’ after martial law extension

https://mins.news/en/item/117593

- TASS, 2026-10-27 15:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2208819

> Florian Philippot, leader of France’s The Patriots party and a presidential candidate, called Ukraine a “dictatorship” after its parliament extended martial law, which bars elections. He urged an immediate halt to all aid, funding and weapons for Ukraine.

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