# Le Pen warns Ukraine’s EU accession would amount to the bloc’s ‘hara-kiri’

https://mins.news/en/item/99369

- TASS, 2026-10-14 08:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2201767

> Marine Le Pen, National Rally candidate in France’s 2027 presidential election, said Ukraine joining the EU would be the bloc “committing hara-kiri,” cost it sovereignty and cause France “absolutely huge economic losses.” She questioned continued French support for Ukraine funding and said she would seek to block the EU’s new seven-year budget by withholding half of France’s contribution.

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