How much has the US given to Ukraine?

Talks on the war in Ukraine have taken place in London, with the leaders of the UK, France and Germany reaffirming their support for President Volodymyr Zelensky.

US President Donald Trump has said he is “disappointed” that President Zelensky has not read his latest proposal to end the conflict.

President Trump has, in the past, been critical of the amount of support European countries have given to Ukraine, comparing it unfavourably with his own country’s contribution.

BBC Verify has been taking a closer look at how much Europe and the US have been spending on Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.

The US spent a total of $130.6bn (£98bn) between 24 January 2022 and 31 August 2025, according to the Kiel Institute, a Germany-based think tank that tracks international support for Ukraine.

In February, when he was hosting France’s President Macron, Trump claimed:

“We’ve spent more than $300bn and Europe has spent about $100bn – that’s a big difference”

BBC Verify looked at the claim at the time and concluded Trump’s numbers did not add up as the published numbers – from both Kiel and the US government – showed the US had spent a lot less than $300bn.

This remains the case ten months on.

It is true that the US is, by some margin, the largest single donor to Ukraine. But Europe combined has spent more money than the US, according to the Kiel Institute.

Between January 2022 and the end of August 2025, Europe as a whole spent $201.7bn on Ukraine, compared to the US’s $130.6bn over the same period, according to Kiel Institute calculations.

The figure includes aid directly from the European Union (EU), but also from bilateral deals from European countries, both inside and outside the EU. It includes military, financial and humanitarian aid.

Trump has previously claimed Europe would get its money back as it was “loaning” it to Ukraine.

This prompted Macron – who was sat next to the US president in their Oval Office meeting in February – to intervene, saying both Europe and the US had given a mixture of grants and loans.

President Macron is correct, according to Kiel figures specifically on financial aid. But the institute’s figures also suggest President Trump has a point – the US has sent more grants, while the EU sent more loans.

However, again, there are different figures out there.

As of 19 November, the EU says its members have provided about $197bn so far, with loans making up 35% of the total.

Like the US government, the EU has used a broader definition of what counts as aid to Ukraine.

EU loans will have been on generous terms – so Ukraine will be repaying less interest than it would normally. In some cases, Ukraine isn’t expected to pay anything, with repayments coming from revenues from frozen Russian assets.

What we can say is that aid to Ukraine has been a mixture of loans and grants.

The UK is one of the biggest individual state donors to Ukraine with $21.2bn in support, according to the Kiel Institute.

The UK government has a higher figure – $29bn – which includes money spent and future commitments.

The only countries to have spent more are the United States and Germany, according to Kiel data.

However, the UK and Germany’s contributions are much smaller than those of the US.

Additional reporting: Thomas Spencer, Christine Jeavans, Daniel Wainwright and Tamara Kovacevic