On Monday, Donald Trump hosted Emmanuel Macron at the White House and claimed that the United States had provided Ukraine with $350 billion in aid. Macron countered this assertion, stating, “No. To be honest, we paid. We covered 60% of the total effort.” Trump has repeated this $350 billion figure multiple times in recent days, claiming that U.S. support far exceeds Europe’s $100 billion contribution, much of which he argued is in the form of repayable loans.
Research from the Cologne Institute for the World Economy, published on 14 February, indicates that Europe has provided Ukraine with 70 billion euros in financial and humanitarian aid and 62 billion euros in military support, while the U.S. contributed 50 billion euros in financial aid and 64 billion euros in military assistance.
A report from the U.S. Department of State details that the U.S. military support since 24 February 2022 amounts to $65.9 billion. Since 2014, the total arms supplied to Ukraine by the U.S. is $69.2 billion. According to Pentagon data, the total U.S. military aid since the latest invasion is $64.9 billion, with Congress approving an additional $3.9 billion yet to be released.
The Ukraine Oversight Interagency Working Group states that the total U.S. aid to Ukraine stands at $183 billion, with $58 billion earmarked for spending in the U.S., which includes investments in the arms industry and replacement military equipment.
Also, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in response to Trump’s disinformation, shot back with some facts. He clarified the amount of support the United States has provided and brushed off Trump’s $500 billion fossil fuel claim as not worth discussing.
