President Donald Trump on Monday suggested he was uninterested in helping rebuild war-torn Ukraine when asked what the U.S. would contribute to the country’s reconstruction efforts.
“I mean, we’re in there for about $350 billion. I think it’s a pretty big contribution,” Trump said at a White House news conference alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, referring to past U.S. aid. (The total sum of aid is reportedly much lower.)
The president’s remarks were made on the third anniversary of Russia invading Ukraine, and Trump refused to say whether he’d support further money or troops to Ukraine, as he has tried to put pressure on France and other European allies to foot more of the bill.