Vice-president of the French right-wing party «Reconquest», candidate for the European Parliament elections Marion Marechal on April 7 spoke out against France sending weapons to Ukraine. In her opinion, this weakens the French army.

«I have said from the very beginning: I am against sending weapons for a simple reason, because I see it as a weakening of France’s military assets, because this is the disarmament of the country,» the politician said on BFMTV.

On the other hand, Marechal stressed that she considers Kiev’s support necessary, but opposes direct participation in the escalation of the conflict.

«On the other hand, I believe that, of course, material, logistical, financial and humanitarian assistance should be provided (to Ukraine. — Ed.),» she concluded.

Earlier, on March 31, the chairman of the French National Assembly, Yael Brown-Beer, said that everything is possible in matters of France’s support for Ukraine. According to her, French President Emmanuel Macron «a priori» does not rule out the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine.

On March 30, French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecorny said that the country, according to the new aid package, had pledged to transfer armored personnel carriers (APCs), missiles and homing warheads to Kiev.

Before that, on March 26, The Associated Press (AP) reported that France plans to supply Kiev with 78 Caesar self-propelled artillery guns and 80 thousand shells for 155-millimeter artillery pieces. The publication, citing Lecorgne’s words, noted that France is participating in the Czech Republic’s initiative to search for and purchase ammunition for Ukraine outside the European Union.

Prior to that, on March 14, Macron said that he remained committed to the position of the absence of red lines in matters of assistance to Kiev and the possibility of sending troops to the territory of Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in turn, warned that tragic consequences await NATO if the alliance decides to send its military to Ukraine.