Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump discussed support for Ukraine
Support for Ukraine has become a key issue since Donald Trump returned to the White House.
President Trump has made a number of claims about how much the United States has spent compared to European countries.
But some of his claims are questionable - with no evidence to back them up.
Has the United States spent $300-$350bn on Ukraine aid?
President Trump has made this claim on a number of occasions - including when he hosted France's President Macron in the White House this week.
Short answer: Figures suggest the actual spend is much lower.
BBC Verify can find no evidence to back up the claim. There are different calculations on US spending in or related to Ukraine - and they produce a much lower figure.
The Kiel Institute is a German-based think tank tracking support going into Ukraine. It calculated that the United States spent $119.7bn (94.3bn) on aid between January 2022 and December 2024.
Others have reached a higher figure - but with a broader definition of what counts as spending on Ukraine.
The US Department of Defense has provided a figure looking at all spending on Operation Atlantic Resolve - a response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
It says $182.8bn has been "appropriated" - a figure that covers US military training in Europe and replenishment of US defence stocks.
Either way, both figures are considerably lower than claimed by the president.
We asked the White House about the basis for the...
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