French parliament to debate Ukraine aid

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00:00 For France's government, it'll be a moment of truth three months ahead of the European

00:05 elections.

00:06 A debate and then a vote in the National Assembly on the strategy of French aid for Ukraine.

00:11 The aim is to force political parties to take a stance on the war and Russia.

00:16 Prime Minister Gabrielle Attal set the tone at the weekend with a particular focus on

00:21 Marine Le Pen's national rally.

00:26 For the national rally, any wavering or weakness towards Russia is fine.

00:31 But the far-right party said the government was just exploiting the Ukraine war.

00:36 The trial of Russia's supporters is detached from reality and serves just to distract voters

00:40 from the real issues.

00:42 Recent comments by President Emmanuel Macron are also likely to stir the debate.

00:47 In late February, the president said he would not rule out sending Western troops to Ukraine,

00:53 which his political opponents say would be irresponsible.

00:56 "I reiterated our complete opposition to troops going in."

01:01 "We are asking that any response be an organized one and that we do not go beyond what Zelensky

01:08 asks us."

01:11 After the National Assembly, there will be a similar debate in the Senate on Wednesday.

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