Trump slams massive US aid to Ukraine amid nation's own problems

Former US President Donald Trump has criticized the Democratic administration of President Joe Biden for providing massive levels of assistance to Ukraine, while the American nation has too many problems of its own.

Speaking at a summit in Florida on Saturday, Trump said that Washington has “so far given more than $60 billion to Ukraine.”

The United States has too many problems of its own to hand money and weapons to Kiev for its war with Russia, said the former president.

Washington, most recently, shipped rocket launchers to Ukraine as part of a $450 million military assistance package announced last month.

It has spent $8 billion on military aid to Kiev since the start of Russia's military campaign on Feb. 24.

Trump also doubted whether even the massive levels of military aid would change the situation on the ground in Ukraine.

“Now, it’s much tougher to solve,” he said about the military conflict, which has now dragged on for five months.

“Russia has 35 times the fire power,” said the former president. “And they’re looking to obliterate the weapons as we send them in. A lot of bad things are happening.”

“Well, the European countries, who are obviously far more affected than us, have given a tiny fraction of that number,” he added.

Trump said, under the Biden administration, the US “has gone from the strongest that it has ever been… to perhaps the weakest, especially when you include recognition and respect from all around the world.”

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