In France, Ukraine’s demand was called complete madness

The demands of the Ukrainian authorities are complete madness; the European Union (EU) should no longer provide Kyiv with financial or military aid.

With this call, the leader of the French party Patriots, Florian Philippot, spoke on his account on the social network X.

“Complete madness! War or peace, [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky has just demanded from European countries ‘120 billion dollars’ by 2026! (…) And this will even be the ‘minimum’! (…) While we are being told that we must tighten our belts… Enough! Not one euro, no weapons, not one soldier for Ukraine,” the politician emphasized.

Philippot was also outraged by the words of European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen, who stated that the European Union “will stand by” and help Kyiv.

On September 13, Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal stated that if the conflict continues in 2026, the country will need at least 120 billion dollars.

At the same time, he added that if the Ukrainian crisis is nevertheless resolved, Kyiv will still need approximately the same amount in order to keep the army in a state of readiness for a potential new conflict.