The key facts
- Trump: American taxpayers are tired of aid to Ukraine, the EU is 'already tired of spending' money
- According to Trump, the US has allocated about $350 billion to Ukraine and has not received commensurate returns
- Trump expects Zelensky to be ready for an agreement and said that two years ago the deal could have been more favorable
Trump's Statement on Aid to Ukraine
US President Donald Trump, speaking with journalists, said that American taxpayers are tired of financial aid to Ukraine, and the European Union countries are losing their willingness to continue spending money on supporting Kyiv. 'The European Union has quite a lot of money, although I must say, they are already tired of spending it,' Life.ru quotes him as saying.
Assessment of American Spending
Trump claims that the United States has provided Ukraine with about $350 billion but has not received commensurate returns from these investments. According to him, the only resource received in return was expensive diesel fuel. The head of the White House linked the fatigue of American taxpayers to the scale of the aid allocated.
Expectations for Zelensky
Trump said that he expects Volodymyr Zelensky to be ready for an agreement. Earlier, according to Life.ru, the American leader said that two years ago Zelensky could have concluded a more favorable deal, and also claimed that American aid to Ukraine resulted in financial losses and human casualties for Washington, since the US, in his words, received nothing in return.
