Mr Trump has also made dubious claims about the spending on the war effort made by European allies — which relates to the EU and individual countries making contributions.
Mr Trump has repeated that the US has given $300bn to $350bn to Ukraine since the war with Russia began in February 2022.
Donald Trump has made further claims about the amount the US spends on supporting the Ukrainian war effort as he prepares to welcome Volodymyr Zelensky.
Their meeting will follow Sir Keir Starmer’s talks with Mr Trump, after the British prime minister pledged a decrease in international aid would fund further defence spending.
Mr Trump told a press conference on Tuesday: “I hear that [Mr Zelensky is] coming on Friday.
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