02:59Thousands took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to march the European Union and ongoing aid to Ukraine, with many calling for the country to 'Frexit'.
Footage shows demonstrators with placards reading 'Zelensky/Ursula, give back our money' and 'Austerity, insecurity, public services destruction, industries, etc.' Around 2,000 demonstrators reportedly took part in the protest, organised by the nationalist 'Patriots' party led by Florian Philippot.
"France has been placed under de facto guardianship by the European Union, which is imposing hell, austerity, the destruction of public services, the destruction of healthcare, a mountain of taxes, a mountain of debt. We're going to destroy this structure and free ourselves from it through Frexit," claimed Philippot, while addressing the rally and ripping the flag of the European Union.
"We don't accept that the French pay, pay and pay, we write cheques to Zelensky, we write cheques to the European Union, we write cheques to McKinsey, to Pfizer, even yesterday, 920 million [Euros] to Albania, we've got to stop," he continued.
Philippot went on saying that the austerity measures introduced in Greece to 'solve the debt problem' only led to the "benefit of a few who made a lot of money out of it."
"France must refuse to be put under trusteeship like Greece in their time, and therefore must leave the European Union as soon as possible," he concluded.
The Frexit campaign is named after 'Brexit', when the UK left the bloc following a referendum in 2016.
In mid-October French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced that the country would not be able to provide Kiev with a promised €3 billion in aid for 2024 due to a budget deficit which is predicted to be around six per cent of the country's GDP.
France is expected to provide €300 million in military aid through frozen Russian assets - which Moscow has condemned as 'illegal' - and an additional €400 million. The country has already provided long-range SCALP missiles to Kiev and in talks to supply 20 Mirage 2000-5F fighter jets, according to media reports.
Let's Frexit! Hundreds protest against 'destructive' EU and aid to Ukraine in heated Paris rally
Thousands took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to march the European Union and ongoing aid to Ukraine, with many calling for the country to 'Frexit'.
Footage shows demonstrators with placards reading 'Zelensky/Ursula, give back our money' and 'Austerity, insecurity, public services destruction, industries, etc.' Around 2,000 demonstrators reportedly took part in the protest, organised by the nationalist 'Patriots' party led by Florian Philippot.
"France has been placed under de facto guardianship by the European Union, which is imposing hell, austerity, the destruction of public services, the destruction of healthcare, a mountain of taxes, a mountain of debt. We're going to destroy this structure and free ourselves from it through Frexit," claimed Philippot, while addressing the rally and ripping the flag of the European Union.
"We don't accept that the French pay, pay and pay, we write cheques to Zelensky, we write cheques to the European Union, we write cheques to McKinsey, to Pfizer, even yesterday, 920 million [Euros] to Albania, we've got to stop," he continued.
Philippot went on saying that the austerity measures introduced in Greece to 'solve the debt problem' only led to the "benefit of a few who made a lot of money out of it."
"France must refuse to be put under trusteeship like Greece in their time, and therefore must leave the European Union as soon as possible," he concluded.
The Frexit campaign is named after 'Brexit', when the UK left the bloc following a referendum in 2016.
In mid-October French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced that the country would not be able to provide Kiev with a promised €3 billion in aid for 2024 due to a budget deficit which is predicted to be around six per cent of the country's GDP.
France is expected to provide €300 million in military aid through frozen Russian assets - which Moscow has condemned as 'illegal' - and an additional €400 million. The country has already provided long-range SCALP missiles to Kiev and in talks to supply 20 Mirage 2000-5F fighter jets, according to media reports.
Thousands took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to march the European Union and ongoing aid to Ukraine, with many calling for the country to 'Frexit'.
Footage shows demonstrators with placards reading 'Zelensky/Ursula, give back our money' and 'Austerity, insecurity, public services destruction, industries, etc.' Around 2,000 demonstrators reportedly took part in the protest, organised by the nationalist 'Patriots' party led by Florian Philippot.
"France has been placed under de facto guardianship by the European Union, which is imposing hell, austerity, the destruction of public services, the destruction of healthcare, a mountain of taxes, a mountain of debt. We're going to destroy this structure and free ourselves from it through Frexit," claimed Philippot, while addressing the rally and ripping the flag of the European Union.
"We don't accept that the French pay, pay and pay, we write cheques to Zelensky, we write cheques to the European Union, we write cheques to McKinsey, to Pfizer, even yesterday, 920 million [Euros] to Albania, we've got to stop," he continued.
Philippot went on saying that the austerity measures introduced in Greece to 'solve the debt problem' only led to the "benefit of a few who made a lot of money out of it."
"France must refuse to be put under trusteeship like Greece in their time, and therefore must leave the European Union as soon as possible," he concluded.
The Frexit campaign is named after 'Brexit', when the UK left the bloc following a referendum in 2016.
In mid-October French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced that the country would not be able to provide Kiev with a promised €3 billion in aid for 2024 due to a budget deficit which is predicted to be around six per cent of the country's GDP.
France is expected to provide €300 million in military aid through frozen Russian assets - which Moscow has condemned as 'illegal' - and an additional €400 million. The country has already provided long-range SCALP missiles to Kiev and in talks to supply 20 Mirage 2000-5F fighter jets, according to media reports.