# Philippot says Zelensky wants prolonged conflict to stay in power, get rich

https://mins.news/en/item/48586

- TASS, 2026-09-07 15:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2183751

> Florian Philippot, leader of France’s The Patriots party and a candidate in the 2027 presidential election, said Zelensky needs the Ukraine conflict to continue so he can remain in power and enrich himself. Philippot urged France to stop fueling corruption in Ukraine and provide Zelensky with neither weapons nor money.

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