US to seek back payment from Europe for Ukraine aid, Trump says
Trump said Europe should reimburse the United States for billions in Ukraine aid as he signaled sales to allies may resume soon.
- President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would demand European nations reimburse the United States for military aid previously sent to Ukraine, while signaling a halt in munitions sales to Allies.
- Last year, the United States and NATO developed the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List, an initiative where European nations funded United States weapons shipments to Ukraine to streamline military support.
- Trump wrote that "Hundreds of Billions of Dollars was given to Ukraine and NATO" free of charge, adding the United States is now retaining munitions for its own needs rather than selling to Allies.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attributed rising oil and gas prices to global energy shocks from the Iran conflict and Kyiv's recent strikes against Russian energy targets and refined products.
- Oil prices hit six-week highs amid regional tensions in the Middle East and the Strait of Hormuz, while Army missile stockpiles depleted during the Iran war raise concerns about military readiness.
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The US president wants Europe to repay US aid to Ukraine under Joe Biden, while denying that the war against Iran has severely exhausted US missile stocks.
Trump will demand that Europe pay for weapons transferred to Ukraine under Biden Trump said the United States will ask Europe to return funds for weapons and ammunition transferred <p>to Ukraine. He also reported building up production.</p>
Trump says he'll ask Europe to pay back US for munitions sent to Ukraine
In a particularly virulent message, the US President criticized his predecessor, Joe Biden, on Thursday for providing Ukraine with hundreds of billions of dollars in aid and ammunition free of charge, believing that Europeans should have borne the cost.
President Donald Trump of the United States has come up with a way to return hundreds of billions of dollars spent by the Biden administration to provide military and financial assistance to Kiev. According to Trump's latest statements, Washington has sponsored Kiev since 2022 at least $300 billion.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said on Thursday that he would ask the European countries to reimburse the US for military aid and ammunition sent before Ukraine in the midst of the ongoing war with Russia, and it seemed to signal a suspension of sales to allied countries. Read also: Renunciation of a broad secretary leadership crisis in the Pentagon U.S. Elections are heading for definition in the US $1 currency courts with Tr…
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