Le Pen Party Sparks Furore with 'Turn Off Tap' to Ukraine Call
Edouard Philippe and other rivals accused the far-right party of serving Russia after Louis Aliot said France would stop funding Ukraine.
- On Thursday, Rassemblement National vice president Louis Aliot told BFMTV that France would "turn off the tap" to Ukraine if the party came to power, sparking political furore on Friday.
- Aliot justified the position by arguing that the healthcare and education systems are "stretched to the limit," despite persistent accusations that the National Rally remains pro-Moscow.
- Europe Minister Benjamin Haddad called the party a "party of capitulation," while rival Edouard Philippe wrote that "turning off the tap to Ukraine is serving Russia."
- Marine Le Pen countered by noting that Philippe hosted Dmitry Medvedev in Havre in 2019, while President Emmanuel Macron welcomed President Vladimir Putin that same year.
- Polls project the party is on course to win the first round of the presidential race, setting up a potential tight runoff battle against Philippe if he qualifies.
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The proposal for an RN framework to "cut off the tap" of aid to Ukraine sparked a fire fed by critics of candidates in the centre and left, Marine Le Pen fustigating in response a " pitiful balance"
The former Prime Minister responded to the remarks made by Louis Aliot, Vice-President of the National Rally, who said on Thursday evening that he was in favour of "cutting off the tap" of the aids in Kiev.
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France24Le Pen party sparks furore with 'turn off tap' to Ukraine call
Le Pen is currently riding high in the polls at least for the first round in the tight battle to succeed President Emmanuel Macron, although her National Rally (RN) party has long faced accusations of being pro-Moscow. "We would turn off the tap," RN vice president and mayor of the southern city of Perpignan Louis Aliot told BFMTV Thursday when asked if the party would keep up funding Ukraine against the Russian invasion if it came to power. "Th…
The extreme right-wing presidential candidate has been embarrassed since Louis Aliot, vice-president of the RN, called for "cut off the tap" of aid to Ukraine.
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