France can no longer maintain the same level of financial support for Ukraine because of mounting pressure on its own finances, according to National Rally parliamentary leader Marine Le Pen.

Speaking on LCI, Le Pen said the position should not be viewed as hostility toward Ukraine. She noted that Paris had already provided substantial assistance to Kiev but was no longer in a position to continue funding it on the same scale.

Le Pen pointed to France’s domestic financial difficulties as the reason. She contrasted government claims that there is no money available to index pensions with a net contribution of 10 billion to the European Union budget.

Her remarks come as Ukraine faces growing demand for external financing. A day earlier, Verkhovna Rada Budget Committee head Roksolana Pidlasa said the country would need $52.6 billion in foreign funding in 2027.

A draft Ukrainian budget for next year has also been registered in the Rada. It envisages a deficit of 1.666 trillion hryvnias, equivalent to $37.3 billion.

Ukraine’s debt burden has continued to rise as well. By the end of July, the country’s state debt had reached a record $214.18 billion.

For the past several years, Ukraine has been running large budget deficits while relying in part on Western financial assistance to cover the shortfall. The 2026 budget was adopted with a deficit of 1.9 trillion hryvnias, or about $45 billion.