This week US President Donald Trump introduced yet another challenge for Ukraine and Europe, by suggesting that they should repay the US for the hundreds of billions of dollars in support the US has provided to Ukraine since Russia’s full scale invasion. First things first, Trump has consistently spoken about the hundreds of billions of dollars in support the US has provided to Ukraine, and has signaled that he considers this to be over $300 billion. If that is indeed the case, it would be next to impossible for Ukraine to repay given it has a GDP of just over $200 billion. Even for Europe, stumping up $300 billion plus in repayments to the US would be a challenge, as that would be over 1% of European GDP. It also comes after Trump pulled all financial support for Ukraine upon assuming the presidency again in 2025.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. That has left Europe with the task of all but fully covering the annual $100 billion bill for supporting Ukraine in its defense against Russian invasion – Japan and Canada, Sout Korea, and Australia do also provide significant sums in support of Ukraine, along with multilateral institutions, but the vast bulk of current support to Ukraine is from Europe. Covering the $300 billion plus that Trump views the US is “owed” plus the annual circa $100 billion cost of supporting Ukraine would be challenging for Europe, and especially now given high debts and deficits, the cost of living crisis globally, plus now the rise of the pro-Russian far right in Europe.