Trump demands Europe cough up more cash for Ukraine, says war with Russia wouldn’t have happened on his watch

Former President Trump connected Thursday demanded that Europe bash much to assistance Ukraine successful its ongoing warfare with Russia, saying the U.S. has played excessively large a role. 

In a station connected his Truth Social account, the Republican frontrunner questioned wherefore the U.S. – contempt having an water betwixt it and Ukraine – was giving much wealth than Europe. 

"Why can’t Europe equalize oregon lucifer the wealth enactment successful by the United States of America successful bid to assistance a state successful hopeless need?" Trump asked. 

He clarified that Ukraine’s "survival and strength" was important to the U.S. but that it should beryllium of greater concern to Europe. 

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Former President Donald Trump is calling connected Europe to connection up much assistance to Ukraine. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via AP)

"GET MOVING EUROPE!" Trump said. "In addition, I americium the lone 1 who speaks for ‘ME’ and, portion it is simply a full messiness caused by Crooked Joe Biden and the Incompetent Democrats, if I were President, this War would person ne'er started!" 

Russia invaded Ukraine successful precocious February 2022. In the contiguous months following, Ukraine saw wide enactment from Western allies. But that enactment has waned arsenic the warfare drags connected with nary wide triumph successful sight. 

Per the Institute for the World Economy, Europe has a flimsy borderline implicit the United States successful presumption of fiscal and humanitarian aid, but the U.S. has provided importantly much subject aid. 

It recovered that Europe would person to treble its existent level and gait of arms assistance to support gait with the U.S. 

House Republicans are divided implicit a $95 cardinal overseas assistance measure that the Senate passed successful February. That authorities provides backing for Ukraine, Israel and different allies, arsenic good arsenic humanitarian assistance for civilians successful Gaza and Ukraine. It besides provides replenishment currency for the U.S. subject to regenerate weapons sent to Ukraine.

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President Biden has urged Congress to walk the aid, saying that too captious enactment to Israel and Ukraine, it would connection "desperately needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinians successful Gaza." He said helium would motion the backing bundle close away, sending a connection that "we won't fto Iran oregon Russia succeed."

Nearly 50,000 Russian soldiers person died successful the warfare successful Ukraine, according to a caller statistical analysis.  (Ukraine Foreign Ministry/ Twitter)

Pentagon leaders reiterated that urgency during a proceeding with House appropriators connected Wednesday, calling the concern successful Ukraine dire. 

"Whether it's munitions, whether it's vehicles, whether it's platforms, Ukraine is being outmatched by the Russians," Gen. CQ Brown, president of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. "I'll conscionable archer you that Ukraine close present is facing immoderate dire battlefield conditions."

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Meanwhile, apical NATO and European Union officials connected Thursday urged overseas ministers from starring industrialized nations to instrumentality quick, factual steps to supply much aerial defence systems and artillery to Ukraine, informing that continued delays could tilt the warfare successful Moscow’s favor. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.