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Monday, April 21, 2025

Fact-checking Trump's claims on amount of US aid to Ukraine - ABC News

President Donald Trump, as he navigates trying to end the Russia-Ukraine war, is repeatedly making false claims about the amount of aid the U.S. has given to support Ukraine.

He did so as he met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Monday to discuss negotiations to end the three-year conflict.

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"The United States has put up far more aid for Ukraine than any other nation, hundreds of billions of dollars," Trump said. "We've spent more than $300 billion, and Europe has spent about $100 billion. That's a big difference."

Later on, in response to a question on whether the U.S. would help with reconstruction in Ukraine after the war, Trump said: "We're in there for about $350 billion. I think that's a pretty big contribution."

It's not the first time Trump said the U.S. has spent $350 billion toward Ukraine, though he has not cited where he's gotten that figure.

Despite such reports to the contrary, Trump repeated the false claim in the Oval Office on Tuesday afternoon. He claimed former President Joe Biden "spent money like nobody's ever seen: $350 billion."

Government resources place the amount of aid appropriated by Congress for Ukraine since the war began in 2022 at $174 billion....



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