Le Pen Says She Is Willing to Meet Zelensky in Brussels and Will Pass the Offer to Ukraine's Ambassador
Marine Le Pen, leader of France's National Rally and a candidate in the 2027 presidential election, told AFP on November 13 that she is willing to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels. Asked whether she would agree to a first face-to-face meeting with Zelensky, she said: "Yes, if I can meet him in Brussels."
Le Pen said Brussels would be an appropriate location because the issue of funding for Ukraine is currently shaking Europe. According to Politico Europe, she is due to meet Ukraine's ambassador to France, Vadym Omelchenko, in Paris on November 16, when she will pass on the offer of a meeting.
Le Pen is leading polls ahead of France's 2027 presidential election. She previously told Belgian broadcaster VRT that, if elected, French financial assistance to Ukraine would be maintained for six months and then halted, because "we don't have the money." Her National Rally has long opposed the current framework of support for Ukraine.
Zelensky pushed back against her position last month, stressing that defense cooperation between Ukraine and France is a win-win, and invited Le Pen to visit Kyiv through the French weekly L'Express, saying she would change her mind if she met Ukrainians. France remains one of Ukraine's strongest military supporters and backs continued EU financial assistance to Kyiv.
Related: Le Pen Says She Would Drastically Scale Back the EU Diplomatic Service if Elected, Sidelining Kallas
France 2027 Presidential Poll: Le Pen Leads the First Round at 34%-36%, Mélenchon Second at 18%-19%
(Source: AFP)
Source: AFP
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Photo: 图：法国国民联盟领导人勒庞（2025年资料图）。照片：Vox España 摄，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: French National Rally leader Marine Le Pen (file photo, 2025). Photo by Vox España, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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