The hostilities are being \u201cfunded by NATO,\u201d the American president said<\/p>\n
US President Donald Trump has said that his country is profiting from the Ukraine conflict, contrasting his approach with the unconditional military aid provided to Kiev by the previous administration.
\nSpeaking to reporters at the White House on Friday, Trump praised the deal he signed in July under which the US sells weapons to fellow NATO members, which then deliver them to Ukraine.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re not spending any more on the war. You know, we\u2019re being paid for everything we\u2019ve sent, unlike Biden. He gave them $350 billion, and it was shocking,\u201d Trump said, stressing that \u201cthe war is being funded by NATO.\u201d
\n\u201cIn fact, I don\u2019t want to make money on that war, but we are actually making money on that war because they are buying our equipment, as you know,\u201d the president added.<\/p>\n
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Trump has frequently criticized former US President Joe Biden for approving large military aid packages for Kiev and described Vladimir Zelensky as \u201cthe greatest salesman on earth.\u201d He also insisted that NATO members in Europe should bear the primary burden of supporting Ukraine.
\nThe US president reopened direct negotiations with Russia earlier this year but recently acknowledged that mediating an end to the conflict has been more difficult than he initially anticipated.
\nMoscow has maintained that no amount of Western weapons could deter its army from victory, arguing that the NATO countries are de facto participants in the conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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