President Donald TrumpAs he browses the end of the Russian-Ukraine war, he repeatedly claims about the number of support provided by Ukraine.
He did as he He met the President of Emmanuel Macron in France in the White House To discuss negotiations to end three-year conflict on Monday.
“The United States has supported much more support for any other Ukrainian nation, hundreds of dollars,” Trump said. “We spent more than $ 300 million, and Europe has spent about $ 100 million. That’s a great difference.”
Later, in response to the question that the US would help Ukraine reconstruction, Trump said: “We are there around $ 350 million. I think that’s a very big contribution.”
President Donald Trump hears at a meeting with President Emmanuel Macron in France at Washington White House Office, February 24, 2025.
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For the first time Trump said the US has spent $ 350 million to Ukrainian, although he has not mentioned that figure.
Government resources Puts the number of supports adapted to the Ukrainian Congress in 2022 in 1742.
According to Congress Research ServiceLegislators passed five legislation settings between Ukraine Support between 2022 and 2024.
Funding was the first bipartium, but as the invasion of Russia progressed, many Republicans began to talk to Ukraine to help Ukrainian and the “First American policy” in Trump.
Ukrainian supervision, testament The main attack on the Atlantic Operation Inspector created a few years ago to continue Ukrainian support, the US stated that the US amount is a higher $ 182 billion.
This figure has additional funds for conferences and additional funds assigned to certain agencies. Depending on the site, $ 83 billion has been paid and another $ 57 million are forced to adjust $ 40 billion, but there is still no needed.
As Trump claims that the US has spent more than Europe, that is not accurate.
World Economic Kiel Institute, Germany-based research team Tracks Help To Ukraine foreign governments, they appreciate the US assigned about $ 119 million. The reason is estimate to different US government data, institute explainedBecause it is direct help to Ukraine “Inviations related to Ukraine is not money, but they are not the sake of preserving such weapons or focusing refugees.
Comparing, Kiel has found about $ 138 billion in Ukraine about 138 billion.
Trump is excessive support for Ukraine who promotes its administration to his administration Give us access to USA of Valuable Mineral Resources for USA. Trump has asked Ukraine as a way to pay US support during the war.
“It looks very close to you so much,” Trump said Monday. “We, I think, get very close to getting our money back agreement.”
