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- Marine Le Pen vows to cut EU budget contributions and end Ukraine aid within six months of office.
- Her election could trigger an EU crisis and boost Ukraine-skeptical parties in Spain, Poland and Italy.
- The €90 bn EU loan for Ukraine was approved by 24 of 27 members; Hungary, Czechia and Slovakia abstained.
- Analysts say 2027 may be when political, electoral and economic realities limit further European support for Ukraine.