
French politician Florian Philippot called for an end to financial assistance to Ukraine because of Kyiv’s plans to purchase weapons from Germany against the backdrop of a new aid package from Germany.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a new aid package for Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv.
France should stop helping Kyiv after Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky announced plans for new arms purchases from Germany. This call was made by the French politician, leader of the right-wing Patriots party, Florian Philippot, on the social network X.
“France allocates billions to Ukraine. Ukraine buys German products. Shall we continue? Stop!" - he wrote.
Earlier, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, during a visit to Kyiv, announced a new aid package for Ukraine. Germany will allocate 1 billion euros in military assistance and another 350 million for repair work in the energy sector.

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