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		<title>Fact-checking Trump&#8217;s claims on amount of US aid to Ukraine</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump, as he navigates trying to end the Russia-Ukraine war, is repeatedly making false claims about the amount of aid the U.S. has given to support Ukraine. He did so as he met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Monday to discuss negotiations to end the three-year conflict. &#8220;The [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC ">President <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/donald-trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a>, as he navigates trying to end the Russia-Ukraine war, is repeatedly making false claims about the amount of aid the U.S. has given to support Ukraine.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">He did so as he <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/macron-warns-trump-careful-ukraine-fact-checks-white/story?id=119157061" target="_blank">met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House</a> on Monday to discuss negotiations to end the three-year conflict.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">&#8220;The United States has put up far more aid for Ukraine than any other nation, hundreds of billions of dollars,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;We&#8217;ve spent more than $300 billion, and Europe has spent about $100 billion. That&#8217;s a big difference.&#8221;</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Later on, in response to a question on whether the U.S. would help with reconstruction in Ukraine after the war, Trump said: &#8220;We&#8217;re in there for about $350 billion. I think that&#8217;s a pretty big contribution.&#8221;</p>
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<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">It&#8217;s not the first time Trump said the U.S. has spent $350 billion toward Ukraine, though he has not cited where he&#8217;s gotten that figure.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Government resources place the amount of aid appropriated by Congress for Ukraine since the war began in 2022 at $174 billion.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">According to the <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN12107" target="_blank">Congressional Research Service</a>, lawmakers passed five pieces of legislation setting aside aid for Ukraine between 2022 and 2024.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">The funding was at first bipartisan, but as Russia&#8217;s invasion continued, many Republicans began speaking out that the U.S. was doing too much to support Ukraine and aligned themselves with Trump&#8217;s &#8220;America First&#8221; foreign policy missive.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Ukraine Oversight, the <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.ukraineoversight.gov/Funding/" target="_blank">website</a> of the special inspector general for Operation Atlantic Resolve created years ago to track assistance to Ukraine, states the amount set aside for Ukraine by the U.S. is a bit higher at $182 billion.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">That figure includes the $174 billion appropriated by Congress and additional funds allocated from specific agencies. According to the site, $83 billion has been disbursed and another $57 billion obligated, with roughly $40 billion appropriated but not yet obligated.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">As for Trump&#8217;s claim that the U.S. has spent more than Europe, that is also not accurate.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">The Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a research group based in Germany that <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.ifw-kiel.de/topics/war-against-ukraine/ukraine-support-tracker/" target="_blank">tracks support</a> from foreign governments toward Ukraine, estimates that the U.S. has allocated about $119 billion. The reason the estimate is different from U.S. government data, the institute <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.ifw-kiel.de/fileadmin/Dateiverwaltung/IfW-Publications/fis-import/87bb7b0f-ed26-4240-8979-5e6601aea9e8-KWP_2218_Trebesch_et_al_Ukraine_Support_Tracker.pdf#page=67&amp;zoom=auto,-274,836" target="_blank">explains</a>, is because it only includes direct aid to Ukraine &#8212; not money appropriated in the bills that relate to Ukraine but are not bilateral, such restocking U.S. weapon stockpiles or aiding refugees.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">By comparison, Kiel found European nations have all together allocated around $138 billion to Ukraine.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Trump&#8217;s exaggeration of aid to Ukraine comes as his administration pushes for a a deal that would <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/ukraine-working-new-potential-deal-us-mineral-resources/story?id=119029044" target="_blank">give the U.S. access to profits from Ukraine&#8217;s valuable mineral resources</a>. Trump has demanded the agreement as a way for Ukraine to pay back U.S. aid during the war.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">&#8220;It looks like we&#8217;re getting very close,&#8221; Trump said on Monday. &#8220;We&#8217;re, I think, getting very close to getting an agreement where we get our money back over a period of time.&#8221;</p>
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