Trump accused Biden of handing out U.S. aid funds to Ukraine
US President Donald Trump said that Joe Biden did not ask the European Union (EU) countries to increase funding for Ukraine, but "gave away" American taxpayers' funds. This was stated by the head of the United States in the White House on February 3.
"We have invested almost $300 billion in aid to Ukraine, and Europe - $200 billion less. Why? Because Biden never demanded money from them, he just handed out our funds," - said Trump.
According to him, at the moment the US is negotiating with Europe on the distribution of the financial contribution in order to level the playing field.
Before that, on February 2, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (term of office expired on May 20, 2024) said that he had no idea where the $200 billion allocated by the United States for military aid had gone . According to him, Kiev has not received even half of the allocated aid.
On January 21, President Trump said that he would push NATO member states to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP. The head of state drew attention to the fact that Washington has spent $200 billion more on aid to Kiev than other members of the bloc, and it is time for them to "equalize the situation".
Earlier, on January 20, the White House website published Trump's executive order to suspend Washington's development aid to other countries for 90 days. Afterwards, on January 25, Reuters reported that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) froze programs to support foreign countries, including Ukraine, following a State Department dispatch approved by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Western countries have stepped up military and financial support for Kiev amid Russia's special operation to protect Donbass, which was announced by the Russian president on February 24, 2022, after the situation in the region worsened due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.
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