Le Pen Opposes Ukraine’s EU Entry, Pledges Aid Cuts

French politician Marine Le Pen has pledged to sharply reduce financial aid to Ukraine, arguing that France can no longer afford the support, RT reported. She also warned that admitting Ukraine to the European Union would carry severe economic consequences.

The supplied report offers no proposed amount, timetable or details of which funding commitments she would cut. Her remarks express a political position, not an announced change in French government policy; the economic warning is her assessment rather than an established outcome.