Attal “wonders if Putin’s troops are not already in our country” with Le Pen and the RN. “I hope that these French people will remember it when the time comes (...) I believe that my question was legitimate, that it was expressed in an extremely moderate, reasonable manner,” Le Pen pleaded.

The mention of a possible mobilization of French or European troops alongside Ukraine surprised the international community, the Prime Minister and the two-time finalist in the presidential election clashed.