Former US President Donald Trump, candidate for the White House, on Thursday called on Europe to
“move”
and release more funds for Ukraine, at war with Russia.
“How is it that the United States has committed more than 100 billion dollars to the war in Ukraine, more than Europe, while an ocean separates us!”
, he exclaimed on his network, Truth Social.
The United States is kyiv's main military supporter and Congress is currently examining a new envelope of $61 billion in aid to Ukraine, hotly contested by the elected officials closest to Donald Trump.
“Get moving, Europe!”
Without directly opposing the text, the former president estimated in recent days that the United States must
“stop giving money without hoping to be reimbursed”
.
“Why doesn’t Europe give more money to help Ukraine?”
, wrote the Republican in a publication on his network Thursday. And to launch, in capital letters:
“Get moving, Europe!”
.
Donald Trump discussed the issue with Polish President Andrzej Duda and British Foreign Minister David Cameron, who both visited him in recent days. The Republican billionaire had already sowed panic in Europe when he threatened in February to no longer guarantee the protection of NATO countries against Russia if they did not pay their share. According to the German research institute Kiel Institute, total European aid for Ukraine exceeds American aid in amounts committed.