Le Pen Offers to Meet Zelensky in Brussels After Threatening to Cut Ukraine Aid if Elected

French far-right leader and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said Friday, Nov. 13, that she was willing to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels, weeks after threatening to cut French financial assistance to Kyiv if elected president in 2027. Asked whether she would agree to a first face-to-face meeting with Zelensky, Le Pen told AFP: “Yes, if I can meet him in Brussels.”JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “I think the location would actually be quite appropriate, because the reality is that the issue of funding for Ukraine is a question that is currently shaking Europe,” she said. Le Pen, who is leading polls to succeed French President Emmanuel Macron next year, previously pledged to halt financial assistance to Ukraine six months after taking office. “For six months we would maintain the aid ... but after that, financial aid would halt because we don’t have the money,” she told Belgian broadcaster VRT. Zelensky pushed back against her position last month, stressing that Ukraine and France maintain “win-win” defense cooperation. France remains one of Ukraine’s strongest military supporters in its defense against Russia’s full-scale invasion and backs continued EU financial assistance to Kyiv. Le Pen’s offer comes as European governments debate long-term funding for Ukraine and the continent’s role in negotiations to end Russia’s war. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 90% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.