Trump threatens to cut off further aid to Ukraine "prior to taking White House as president-elect"

At a campaign rally, former US president Donald Trump criticised the extent of support for Ukraine, distorting the facts, and said that if elected president, he would immediately "have that settled".

Source: Trump at a campaign rally in Detroit organised by the Turning Point USA initiative, parts of which emerged on Twitter, as reported by European Pravda

Details: In his speech, Trump criticised aid to Ukraine, whose requests "never end".

"I think Zelenskyy is maybe the greatest salesman of any politician that's ever lived. Every time he comes to our country, he walks away with $60 billion," Trump said. 

Trump went on to say that he "likes [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelenskyy" because of what he did during the controversy that led to the first attempt to impeach Trump, and then repeated the first point again.

"He [Zelenskyy] just left, four days ago, with $60 billion. And he gets home and announces that he needs another $60 billion. And it never ends, it never ends. I will have that settled prior to taking the White House as president-elect. I will have that settled," Donald Trump said.

For reference: Zelenskyy was last in the US in December 2023, not "four days ago", and the US$61 billion in funding to support Ukraine was agreed upon only once – as part of a broader national security funding bill that was delayed for months in Congress due to disputes over the southern border.

Background: Trump supported the version of the bill that was eventually passed and expressed support for House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Last year, Trump said he could stop the Russo-Ukrainian war "in 24 hours".

In a recent interview, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Trump risks "becoming a loser" if he implements a "peace plan" to force Ukraine to make concessions to the aggressor.

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