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23 Feb 2025, 21:08 GMT+10
The Ukrainian leader has dismissed President Trumps demand for $350 billion, insisting that Kiev received $100 billion as a grant
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has said his country will not repay the assistance it has received from the US since the start of the conflict with Russia. He also suggested that US President Donald Trump's estimate that Kiev owes $350 billion is grossly exaggerated.
In recent weeks, the US president has ramped up his demands that Kiev reimburse Washington for all the aid provided since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022. Trump has argued that if the country is short on cash, it should sign over the rights to its natural resources as a form of compensation. Zelensky however, has refused, apparently deeming the terms too unfavorable.
Speaking at the 'Ukraine. Year - 2025' forum in Kiev on Sunday, Zelensky stated that "Ukraine received $100 billion [in aid] from the US, not $350, not $500, not $700," stressing that he was "not ready to recognize even $100 billion" as debt. He claimed that he had reached an agreement with former US President Joe Biden that the money was being provided as a grant, and that no repayment had been expected.
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