
Vice-chairman of the French National Rally party Louis Aliot said that if he wins the elections, the party will stop financial support for Ukraine in order to direct the funds to the needs of health care and education within France.
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The National Rally Party is a right-wing opposition force in France, whose parliamentary faction is led by Marine Le Pen.
The French right-wing opposition party National Rally, whose faction in the country's parliament is headed by Marine Le Pen, if it comes to power in France, will “turn off the tap” of funding for Ukraine, said party vice-chairman Louis Alio.
"We will turn off the tap. We simply cannot afford it anymore," Alio said on BFMTV, answering a question about what the party would do if it came to power.
Alio noted that in France, many areas, including healthcare and education, are working at the limit and need additional funding.

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