Macron says Le Pen would isolate France over Ukraine
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on BFMTV
According to his entourage quoted by BFMTV, Emmanuel Macron believes a decision by Marine Le Pen to cut all aid to Ukraine if she became president in 2027 would isolate France in Europe. The head of state stresses that most European funding goes to Kyiv and that French aid remains mainly operational.
Emmanuel Macron believes Marine Le Pen, a candidate in the 2027 presidential election, would act against France if she decided to “cut everything off to Ukraine”. According to his entourage, as reported by BFMTV on Sunday 15 November, the head of state fears Paris would become isolated in Europe because its partners expect more from France.
The president believes that most funding for Kyiv comes from Europe and that French aid is mainly operational, a fact that Marine Le Pen would be surprised to see. He says France’s partners are concerned about candidates who criticise Ukraine, and recalls photos of Marine Le Pen at the Kremlin as well as the financing of her campaign through Russian bank loans.
The head of state also targets Italian Matteo Salvini, whom he accuses of harming Kyiv like Marine Le Pen. He points to Donald Trump’s ambiguity towards Russia, which he says is also present among part of the French political class, and says Washington has chosen to weaken Ukraine by favouring Russia.
These remarks extend the message published on X on Saturday 14 November, in which Emmanuel Macron denounced those who want to ration aid to Kyiv. Marine Le Pen had launched her campaign in Orléans on 25 October.
