What is Donald J. Trump’s most obvious, most provably wrong fib about Ukraine? US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the United States, from 2022-2026 gave Ukraine $300-$350 billion in military aid, without ever offering evidence. Pentagon internal figures, Ukrainian official records, academic research and independent media all have concluded the actual figure is about one-third to one-fifth what Trump has been saying.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. A typical Trump declaration alleging giant US support to Ukraine, along with minimal assistance by other allies, making the US unfairly mostly responsible for helping Ukraine, took place during a White House meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. Trump said: “The United States has put up far more aid for Ukraine than any other nation, hundreds of billions of dollars. We’ve spent more than $300 billion, and Europe has spent about $100 billion. That’s a big difference.” During a March 4 Congressional address, Trump escalated the number to $350 billion and again accused Europeans of being deadbeats on Ukraine. “We’ve spent maybe $350 billion... And they [collective Europe] have spent $100 billion... Biden has authorized more money in this fight than Europe has spent.” The blue-ribbon Kiel Institute for the World Economy estimates that by the time the Trump team took power, the US had allocated about $119 billion in direct aid to Ukraine, of which about $63 billion had been military aid.