STRASBOURG — Jordan Bardella said his National Rally party remains against deploying French troops to Ukraine, underscoring the long-term fragility of France’s commitment to Kyiv if the far-right faction wins the presidential elections in 2027.

“We are opposed to sending French military troops to Ukraine, like many, many French [people],” Bardella told reporters in Strasbourg. “On the other hand, in the discussions we have around security guarantees, we could consider a demilitarized zone, which is under the aegis and under the responsibility of the U.N.,” he added.

The comments from the president of the National Rally, the far-right party leading opinion polls in France, are likely to prompt concerns over the durability of any French security commitments to Kyiv made under current President Emmanuel Macron once he’s out of power.

Macron and a host of other leaders were in Berlin for talks Monday that yielded significant progress on a potential peace deal, which would be enforced in part by a European-led “multinational force Ukraine” made up of contributions from willing nations and “supported by the U.S.”

Earlier this year, Macron and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer launched the so-called coalition of the willing, which is planning security guarantees for Ukraine when the war ends.

Bardella’s comments seemingly only concerned boots on the ground. He did not mention French warplanes and warships that could also be deployed if there’s a ceasefire. On Monday, Western leaders said the multinational force would secure Ukraine’s skies and support security at sea.

In a nod to U.S. President Donald Trump, Bardella added he was “looking very positively at the efforts made by a certain number of countries, and especially by the United States.”