After a week of high-stakes diplomacy aimed at halting the war in Ukraine, United States President Donald Trump says he is set on arranging a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Following separate meetings with both leaders, Trump has ruled out sending US troops to Ukraine, but pledged security guarantees to Kyiv and indicated that Washington could provide air support to reinforce a potential deal.
Ukraine, in turn, told reporters at the White House it would obtain US-made weapons purchased by Europeans for an estimated $90 billion as part of the effort to bolster its defenses.
The aid to Ukraine has been substantial, with at least 41 countries contributing to Ukraine’s war efforts monetarily, either through military, humanitarian, or financial assistance.
According to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a German think tank, Ukraine has received more than 309 billion euros ($360 billion) in military, financial, and humanitarian aid.
The breakdown of the aid is as follows: 149.26 billion euros ($174 billion) in military aid, 139.34 billion euros ($163 billion) in financial aid, and 21.04 billion euros ($24 billion) in humanitarian aid.
The US has committed the largest amount of aid to Ukraine, providing 114.64 billion euros ($134 billion) between January 24, 2022, and June 30, 2025.
The European Union, through the Commission and Council, is the second-biggest donor at 63.19 billion euros ($74 billion), followed by Germany (21.29 billion euros or $25 billion), the UK (18.6 billion euros or $21 billion), and Japan (13.57 billion euros or $15 billion).
In a news briefing, the White House said the US could help coordinate a security guarantee for Ukraine. However, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has ruled out the deployment of troops from NATO countries to help secure a peace deal.
NATO leaders have signed a deal to increase defense spending, which is to be achieved over the next 10 years, and is a jump worth hundreds of billions of dollars a year from the current goal of 2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) to 5 percent.
Currently, 23 of the 32 member countries have met this target, with the alliance as a whole spending 2.61 percent of its combined GDP on defense last year. NATO countries bordering Russia, such as Estonia and Lithuania, have significantly increased their defense spending – from less than 1 percent of their GDP just 10 years ago.
Days before Trump took office, the Biden administration gave one final injection of military support to Ukraine with a weapons package of $500 million on January 9.
Following the start of the Trump administration’s second term in office, aid to Ukraine has plummeted, with Washington suspending all support, including weapons, in March after a tense meeting with Zelenskyy at the White House.
Trump made claims that the US has given Ukraine more than $300 billion in wartime aid. That number has been contested by Ukraine and its supporters, despite the US being the single largest donor country.
Ukraine has received various weapons systems from its allies, including armored vehicles, artillery, aircraft, air defense systems, drones, missiles, and a wide range of support equipment.
According to the Kiel Institute, Poland has supplied its neighbor with the largest number of tanks, totaling 354, while the US leads in providing infantry fighting vehicles (305), howitzers (201), air defense systems (18), and HIMARS rocket launchers (41).
The HIMARS, capable of striking targets just a few meters (feet) wide from nearly 80km (50 miles) away, gave Ukraine a vital long-range precision strike capability that slowed Russian advances early in the war.