Former US President Donald Trump, candidate for the White House, on Thursday called on Europe to release more funds for Ukraine. Congress is currently examining a new envelope of $61 billion in aid to Ukraine, hotly contested by the elected officials closest to Trump.
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. The former president said in recent days that the United States must "stop giving money without expecting to be reimbursed." "Why doesn't Europe give more money to help Ukraine?" he wrote on his network, Truth Social. "GET MOVING, EUROPE!' he wrote in capital letters: "Get moving, Europe!" "How is it that the U.S. has committed more than 100 billion dollars to the war in Ukraine, more than Europe, while an ocean separates us!"