# France cannot afford to keep funding Ukraine, Le Pen says

https://mins.news/en/item/61807

- TASS, 2026-09-16 23:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2188713

> Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally’s parliamentary faction, said France cannot afford to continue financing Ukraine under its current financial conditions. She said France’s “historic role” was to “create conditions that facilitate peace.” National Rally Vice President Louis Aliot previously said the party would stop funding Kyiv if it took power.

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