Presidential 2027: Laure Lavalette (RN) in difficulty over French aid to Ukraine

The four-time presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen, unveiled her European orientations on Wednesday in Brussels. In addition to the French contribution to the European budget which she intends to cut, the candidate from the National Rally (RN) also wants to end aid to Ukraine after six months of presidency. On Franceinfo, this Friday, one of its spokespersons and close friend, Laure Lavalette, gave the impression of not being completely up to date on the measure. “You will ask her (Marine Le Pen, editor’s note), the international is the President’s preserve,” she said, when asked about military support. And to advance on the desire of the nationalist to still provide military equipment: “Perhaps, the door is not closed”.

This question does not seem to be the only vagueness. Already questioned about the measure yesterday, in the program Les Grandes Gueules on RMC, the Var MP was unable to give the amount of aid currently allocated to Ukraine. “I don’t know how much what we do costs […] Tell me, here,” she blurted. This Friday, the former candidate for municipal elections in Toulon (Var) was able to advance the sum, “around 8 billion”. According to figures from the Kiel Institute, France has spent 26.9 billion since the start of the Russian invasion in Ukraine in 2022, but including 7.9 billion for bilateral aid and 19 billion for the French contribution to the EU.

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To justify this diet, the flame party cites the state of the country's finances. “France is completely bloodless. We can no longer financially help Ukraine. Which doesn’t mean that we won’t help him in other ways,” assures Laure Lavalette. And say “believe” in the Russian threat. Castigating the nationalist proposal, the former prime minister and Renaissance candidate, Gabriel Attal, accused Marine Le Pen on Thursday of letting Ukrainians “get killed”.