French Politician Says $54Bln in Aid to Ukraine Will Cost France $8.6Bln in Taxpayers' Money

PARIS (Sputnik) - The EU's new 50-billion-euro ($54 billion) aid package to Ukraine will cost France 8 billion euros in taxpayers' money, which could be put to better use such as helping the protesting farmers, French member of the European Parliament Thierry Mariani said.