At a televised debate between French presidential candidates, the current owner of the Elysee Palace, Emmanuel Macron, said that if re-elected, he would continue to help Ukraine.

" We need to help her financially,"

Macron stressed that Russia needs to increase pressure. In particular, so that the conflict does not spread to other countries. According to him, he is ready to work to ensure that Russia first agrees to a ceasefire in Ukraine, and then withdraws troops from Ukrainian territory..

At the same time, Macron devoted a significant part of his speech to attacking his main rival, Marine Le Pen.. He accused her of being dependent on Russia, since several years ago she took a loan from the Bank of the Russian Federation to finance the activities of her party..

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According to Le Pen, this loan is not “dependence” on the Russian Federation, because when it returns this money, there will be no other obligations..

At the same time, she stressed that she took a loan from Russia, since the current government of France did not create favorable conditions for taking large loans at home..

The second round of presidential elections will be held in France on April 24. Macron, who was often accused of being loyal to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the pro-Russian candidate Le Pen, who has already promised to withdraw France from NATO if she wins, have the greatest chances to win..