Trump says US will seek billions it gave Ukraine and NATO for free

Donald Trump says the United States will reclaim the hundreds of billions of dollars he claims were given free of charge to Ukraine and NATO. “It may be a little late, but we will demand that money,” he wrote on Truth Social on the 3rd, according to local time.

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It may be a little late, but we will demand that money.

Trump made the statement while attacking reports that the prolonged war with Iran had damaged US military weapons stocks. He described those reports as inaccurate and insisted that the United States had “virtually unlimited” supplies of medium- and high-grade ammunition.

“We have far more than enough for this operation, or any other war that is highly unlikely to happen,” Trump said. He added that the United States was producing ammunition at unprecedented levels and was stockpiling supplies to prepare for any emergency.

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We have virtually unlimited medium- and high-grade ammunition.

Trump said the country was keeping ammunition for its own use rather than selling it to other nations, but added that sales to allies would soon resume. He then directed his criticism at the Biden administration’s support for Ukraine, saying it had transferred far more ammunition to Kyiv for free than the United States had used in Iran. In his view, Washington could have received payment had it demanded it.

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We have far more than enough for this operation, or any other war that is highly unlikely to happen.

The Trump administration began its war with Iran in February and initially said the conflict would end within four to six weeks. It has now continued for more than six months, prompting repeated concerns about US ammunition stocks.

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We are keeping it for ourselves, for the United States, instead of selling it to other countries.