STRASBOURG — Jordan Bardella said his National Rally party remains against deploying French troops to Ukraine, underscoring the long-term fragility of France’s commitment to Kyiv if the far-right faction wins the presidential elections in 2027.
“We are opposed to sending French military troops to Ukraine, like many, many French [people],” Bardella told reporters in Strasbourg. “On the other hand, in the discussions we have around security guarantees, we could consider a demilitarized zone, which is under the aegis and under the responsibility of the U.N.,” he added.
The comments from the president of the National Rally, the far-right party leading opinion polls in France, are likely to prompt concerns over the durability of any French security commitments to Kyiv made under current President Emmanuel Macron once he’s out of power.