Paris - Marine Le Pen, the French far-right presidential candidate warned Wednesday against sending any more weapons to Ukraine. Le Pen, an outspoken nationalist who has long ties to Russia, also called for a compromise between NATO and Russia once Moscow’s war in Ukraine winds down.
Le Pen, confirmed that if she takes over President Emmanuel Macron in France’s April 24 presidential runoff, she will pull France out of NATO’s military command and dial back French support for the whole European Union.
Asked by reporters about military aid to Ukraine, Le Pen said she would continue defense and intelligence support.
The French government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Wednesday that France had sent 100 million euros ($109 million) worth of weapons to Ukraine in recent weeks as part of a flow of Western arms.
Le Pen was speaking at a press conference Wednesday to lay out her foreign policy plans, which include halting aid to African countries unless they take back “undesirable” migrants seeking entry to France. She also wants to slash support for international efforts to improve women’s reproductive health in poor countries, increase minority rights or solve environmental problems.
After the first-round of votes in the 2022 French Elections, both the current President Emmanuel Macron and Le Pen are in a face-off with the former acquiring 27.84 percent votes and the latter 23.15 percent.
-AP