A second head of state has set President Donald Trump straight after he claimed that Europe “gets their money back” from Ukraine. Earlier this week, French President Emmanuel Macron was the first to push back against Trump’s assertion during a meeting in the Oval Office.
“Just so you understand, Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine. They get their money back,” Trump stated. Macron promptly corrected him, saying, “No, in fact, to be frank, we paid 60% of the total effort. And it was through, like the U.S., loans, guaranteed grants, and we provided real money.”
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On Thursday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer followed suit. Trump, speaking about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said, “We’re going to be signing the deal together, probably in front of the media, and we’re going to be having a good conversation.”
He continued, “We want to work with him, President Zelensky… we want to work with him and we will work with him. I think the president and I actually have had a very good relationship. It maybe got a little bit testy because we wanted to have a little bit of what the European nations had. You know, they get their money back by giving money.
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We don’t get the money back. Biden made a deal—he put in $350 billion, and I thought it was a very unfair situation.” At that, Starmer interjected, “We’re not getting all of ours. I mean, quite a bit of ours was gifted. It was given. There were some loans, but mainly it was gifted, actually.”
Despite Starmer’s correction, Trump ignored his assertion, just as he had with Macron. The exchange highlights ongoing tensions between the U.S. and its European allies over funding for Ukraine, with European leaders emphasizing their financial contributions and challenging Trump’s narrative.
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