Trump says US will get back all money spent on aid to Ukraine

US President Donald Trump has said the US will be able to get back all or "even more" of the funds spent on assisting Ukraine in the war.

The US president said the war in Ukraine is not an economic issue for the US because Washington receives money every time it sends something to Kyiv.

"(Former President Joe) Biden gave US$350 billion, gave it away. Now, I've got a lot of it back because we did a rare earth deal, going into rare earth... And we're going to get a lot of that money back. Maybe all of the money, maybe even more than all the money, but we're getting paid now. Whenever we send anything, they pay," Trump said, speaking to journalists.

Trump also said that "25,000 soldiers" die in Ukraine each month.

"But 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers are being killed every single month. And they're not from America. They're from Russia and from Ukraine. And if I could get it stopped, I'd like to get it stopped. And I think we will," the US president added.

Trump has complained about the "damage" the war in Ukraine has caused the US, estimating it at US$350 billion.

Since July 2025, under the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) programme launched by Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in July, NATO allies have been buying US weapons for Ukraine.