US Did Not Spend $350 Billion on Ukraine Aid, Pentagon Says

The U.S. Department of Defense has refuted claims by President Donald Trump that the United States allocated $350 billion in aid to Ukraine. According to official data, the actual amount is significantly lower.

As reported by Voice of America, the Pentagon and an interagency oversight group responsible for tracking U.S. allocations to Ukraine confirmed that since the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022, Congress has approved approximately $183 billion in aid to Ukraine.

Of this total, the Pentagon has provided Ukraine with military assistance amounting to $65.9 billion. An additional $3.9 billion in military aid authorized by Congress remains unspent.

Furthermore, about $58 billion of the $183 billion total was spent within the United States. These funds were directed towards strengthening the U.S. defense industry, either through replenishment of military stockpiles following the transfer of older equipment to Ukraine or via direct investments in defense manufacturing.

The Pentagon’s clarification comes amid ongoing discussions in Washington regarding continued support for Ukraine and the broader implications of military assistance programs. The figures confirmed by the Department of Defense and oversight bodies contradict Trump’s assertion, highlighting the structured allocation of funds between direct aid to Ukraine and investments within the U.S. defense sector.

Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the war has cost $320 billion so far, with $120 billion covered by Ukrainian taxpayers and $200 billion provided in aid from the U.S. and EU. He dismissed claims of $500 billion in U.S. aid, calling them “not a serious conversation.”