US to seek back payment from Europe for Ukraine aid, Trump says
Trump said the United States will seek repayment from European allies, even as a NATO-backed program already has partners paying for U.S.-made weapons for Ukraine.
- 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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US President Donald Trump hinted that he would ask European countries to repay Washington for military aid and ammunition previously sent to Ukraine, amid the ongoing war with Russia, while his tweet appeared to imply that he would temporarily halt sales of military equipment to allied countries. In his post on Truth Social, Trump denied information that US ammunition stocks have been seriously depleted due to the war in Iran, assuring that the …
The US wants to ask Europe to pay back for former weapons aid to Ukraine. President Donald Trump announces that Washington will demand the money back.
US President Trump wants European states to demand the repayment of US military aid for Ukraine. It is about "hundreds of billions of dollars" that his predecessor Biden gave to Ukraine and NATO. By A. Schneider.
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would ask European countries to compensate Washington for ammunition and military aid provided to Ukraine under former President Joe Biden.
The President's anger over Europe's unwillingness to help in the attack on Iran - Bessent on the Old Continent's participation in Operation Economic Outlaw.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he would belatedly charge European countries for the cost of weapons and ammunition provided to Ukraine free of charge during the Joe Biden administration. This announcement comes amid concerns that U.S. inventories of precision-guided weapons and air defense interceptor missiles are rapidly dwindling as the war with Iran drags on.
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