After every week of high-stakes diplomacy geared toward halting the warfare in Ukraine, United States President Donald Trump says he’s set on arranging a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Following separate conferences with each leaders, Trump has dominated out sending US troops to Ukraine, however pledged safety ensures to Kyiv and indicated that Washington may present air help to bolster a possible deal.
Ukraine, in flip, instructed reporters on the White Home it will acquire US-made weapons bought by Europeans for an estimated $90bn as a part of the hassle to bolster its defences.
Which nations are aiding Ukraine?
At the very least 41 nations have contributed to Ukraine’s warfare efforts monetarily, both via army, humanitarian or monetary help, in response to the Kiel Institute for the World Economic system, a German suppose tank.
Army help contains weapons, gear and monetary help for the Ukrainian army. Humanitarian reduction covers medical, meals and different objects for civilians, whereas monetary help comes within the type of grants, loans and ensures.
Most contributions to Ukraine have come from NATO, with 29 of its 32 members offering financial help, in response to the Kiel Institute.
Moreover, 12 non-NATO nations and territories have despatched financial help to Ukraine. These embrace Australia, Austria, Cyprus, the Republic of Eire, Japan, Malta, New Zealand, South Korea, Switzerland, China, Taiwan, and India.
The European Union, via the Fee and Council, has additionally delivered substantial help to Ukraine.
How a lot help has Ukraine obtained up to now?
To this point, Ukraine has obtained greater than 309 billion euros ($360bn) in army, monetary, and humanitarian help, in response to the Kiel Institute:
- Army help – 149.26 billion euros ($174bn – utilizing right now’s change price of €1 = $1.17)
- Monetary help – 139.34 billion euros ($163bn)
- Humanitarian help – 21.04 billion euros ($24bn)
Who’re Ukraine’s largest donors?
The US has dedicated the biggest quantity of help to Ukraine, offering 114.64 billion euros ($134bn) between January 24, 2022 and June 30, 2025, of which:
- Army help – 64.6 billion euros ($75bn)
- Monetary help – 46.6 billion euros ($54bn)
- Humanitarian help – 3.4 billion euros ($4bn)
The EU (Fee and Council) is the second largest donor at 63.19 billion euros ($74bn), adopted by Germany (21.29 billion euros or $25bn), the UK (18.6 billion euros or $21bn) and Japan (13.57 billion euros or $15bn).
How a lot help has been pledged v allotted?
In response to the Kiel Institute, European nations have collectively allotted 167.4 billion euros ($195bn) to the warfare in Ukraine, greater than the 114.6 billion euros ($134bn) allotted by the US.
Allotted help refers to funds or assets which have really been put aside, delivered, or formally dedicated to be used by Ukraine.
It’s completely different from pledged help, which is cash or gear promised by a rustic however not but delivered or formally put aside.
In complete, Europe as an entire has dedicated 257.4 billion euros ($300bn) and the US 119 billion euros ($139bn).
US help to Ukraine plummets underneath Trump
Days earlier than Trump took workplace, the Biden administration gave one last injection of army help to Ukraine with a weapons bundle of $500m on January 9.
Following the beginning of the Trump administration’s second time period in workplace, help to Ukraine has plummeted, with Washington suspending all help, together with weapons, in March after a tense assembly with Zelenskyy on the White Home.
Trump made claims that the US has given Ukraine greater than $300bn in wartime help. That quantity has been contested by Ukraine and its supporters, regardless of the US being the only largest donor nation.
What weapons has Ukraine obtained?
Ukraine has obtained varied weapons programs from its allies, together with armoured automobiles, artillery, plane, air defence programs, drones, missiles, and a variety of help gear.
In response to the Kiel Institute, Poland has provided its neighbour with the biggest variety of tanks, totaling 354, whereas the US leads in offering infantry preventing automobiles (305), howitzers (201), air defence programs (18), and HIMARS rocket launchers (41).
The HIMARS, able to hanging targets only a few metres (toes) vast from practically 80km (50 miles) away, gave Ukraine a significant long-range precision strike functionality that slowed Russian advances early within the warfare.
NATO defence spending
In a information briefing, the White Home mentioned the US may assist coordinate a safety assure for Ukraine. Nevertheless, Russia’s Ministry of International Affairs has dominated out the deployment of troops from NATO nations to assist safe a peace deal.
In June, NATO leaders signed a deal to extend defence spending, which is to be achieved over the subsequent 10 years, and is a leap value a whole bunch of billions of {dollars} a yr from the present objective of two % of gross home product (GDP) to five %.
At present, 23 of the 32 member nations have met this goal, with the alliance as an entire spending 2.61 % of its mixed GDP on defence final yr.
NATO nations bordering Russia, similar to Estonia and Lithuania, have considerably elevated their defence spending – from lower than 1 % of their GDP simply 10 years in the past.
