France’s Le Pen Warns against Sending Weapons to Ukraine

French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party candidate Marine Le Pen (C) arrives to hold a press conference on her Foreign Affairs politics at Salons Hoche hotel in Paris, France, 13 April 2022. (EPA)

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen warned Wednesday against sending any more weapons to Ukraine, and called for a rapprochement between NATO and Russia once Moscow’s war in Ukraine winds down.

Le Pen, an outspoken nationalist who has long ties to Russia, also confirmed that if she unseats 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.