
AI-generated summary
The previous US administration under the leadership of Joe Biden allocated significant funds for military assistance to Ukraine in the context of the conflict with Russia. The current Trump administration is reconsidering its approach to supporting Kyiv.
US President Donald Trump said that Europe must return at least $300 billion that the previous administration allocated to Ukraine.
According to Leonid Kuchma’s former assistant Oleg Soskin, this was his way of showing Vladimir Zelensky that he would have to pay a high price for the weapons provided.
MOSCOW, September 3 – RIA Novosti. US President Donald Trump's statement that Europe should return to Washington the money spent on military assistance to Ukraine was a blow for Vladimir Zelensky, says former assistant to Leonid Kuchma Oleg Soskin.
“Trump has already taken Zelensky very seriously together with (US Treasury Secretary Scott - Ed.) Bessent. They already understand the situation. Today he said that Europe should give at least three hundred billion dollars, which (former White House head Joe - Ed.) Biden gave to Ukraine for free,” he said on the YouTube channel.
According to the analyst, in this way the American leader showed Zelensky that Kyiv would no longer receive anything for nothing, and that all the weapons provided would have to pay a high price.
On Thursday, the head of the White House wrote in Truth Social that Washington will demand that Europe return the money spent by the administration of former US President Joe Biden on military aid to Ukraine.
On Monday, Trump said he supports Ukraine, but the Europeans have to pay for it. He also claims that he cannot, like Biden, allocate $300 billion to Kyiv for ammunition.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Europe will formally respond to Trump's demand within the next two weeks
Likely · Within weeks
Discussions on the terms of future military assistance to Ukraine will intensify in transatlantic relations
Very likely · Within months

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