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As Ukraine and the US close a major agreement on the exploitation of minerals and rare earths on Ukrainian territory, President Donald Trump says the deal will allow the US to recuperate as much as $350 billion in money it has given Ukraine.
On Tuesday, Trump said: "We've spent 350 billion (...) We just gave them, whether it's 300 or 350 billion, nobody really knows. They can't even tell me the answer to that, means probably more than that."
He added that the American taxpayer "is going to get their money back" through the mooted minerals pact, which the president said could be worth $1 trillion.
But the figures cited by Trump eclipse the sums cited by his own federal government.
Western allies provide Ukraine with a range of financial support, spanning humanitarian and development aid, military support as well as other financial allocations.
The assistance is designed to help prop up Ukraine's economy and give it the military power it needs to withstand Russia's invasion.
According to US federal government sources, Congress has passed five so-called 'supplemental appropriation acts' since the 2022 invasion, allocating $174.2 billion in funds for Ukraine.
Another US government tracker - which compiles data from over 20 oversight entities from across the government - puts the headline sum slightly higher at $182.8 billion. This is because the tracker also includes smaller donations made by...
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