The key facts

  • 33% of French people oppose continuing aid to Ukraine, 12% more than before.
  • Support for Ukraine among voters of right-wing parties (Le Pen and Reconquête) is less than half.
  • Since March 2025, overall support for Kyiv in France has fallen by 19 percentage points.

Declining support for Ukraine in France

France is registering a growing number of citizens opposed to continuing financial and military aid to Ukraine. According to a survey by the Destin commun think tank published in November 2026, 33% of French people believe that Paris and other European countries should stop supporting Kyiv. The share of those in favor of continuing aid fell to 49%, 12 percentage points lower than in the previous period, while the number of opponents rose by the same 12 points.

Dynamics of opinion across political groups

The study links the decline in overall support for Ukraine to changing positions among right-wing voters. Among supporters of Marine Le Pen's National Rally party, 56% oppose continuing aid, while among supporters of the Reconquête party the figure is 63%. Compared with March 2025, overall support in mainland France fell by 19 points, which the report's authors attribute primarily to declining loyalty among National Rally voters.

Politicians' positions and the authorities' reaction

The political debate over aid to Ukraine intensified in October 2026. Marine Le Pen stated that France has exhausted its capacity for further support, and also called Ukraine's accession to the European Union 'hara-kiri' for the union. In response, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed the view that cutting off funding would be against Paris's own interests. French President Emmanuel Macron, in turn, warned that ending the aid would put the security of all of Europe at risk. Earlier, French media reported on Le Pen's approaching victory in the presidential election.