Trump’s White House Rejects Blank Checks for Ukraine, Urges NATO Action [WATCH]

The White House said Tuesday that the United States will not continue offering unlimited funding for Ukraine as President Donald Trump presses NATO allies to take on more of the financial responsibility for the conflict with Russia, as reported by Fox News.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump remains focused on safeguarding American taxpayer interests while working toward peace.

“He made it very clear that we’re not going to continue writing blank checks to fund a war very far away, which is why he came up with a very creative solution to have NATO purchase American weaponry, because it is the best in the world, and then to backfill the needs of the Ukrainian army and the Ukrainian people in their military,” Leavitt said.

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She added that the administration is committed to moving forward with the plan and referred further questions about additional weapons sales to the Department of Defense.

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Trump has repeatedly said U.S. troops will not be deployed on the ground in Ukraine, instead pushing European nations to take more responsibility in financing and supplying the war effort.

Since February 2022, Congress has passed multiple aid packages for Ukraine totaling at least $175 billion, according to the Council on Foreign Relations.

In July, Trump approved a deal permitting European partners to purchase American weapons systems, including the Patriot missile defense system, to transfer to Ukraine.

Leavitt’s remarks mirror those made by Vice President JD Vance earlier this month during meetings in the United Kingdom with European officials.

On August 10, Vance told Fox News that the administration had delivered a clear message: U.S. funding of the war is ending and European nations must carry a larger share.

“What we said to Europeans is simply, first of all, this is in your neck of the woods, this is in your back door,” Vance said.

“You guys have got to step up and take a bigger role in this thing, and if you care so much about this conflict you should be willing to play a more direct and a more substantial way in funding this war yourself.”

The White House has tied its approach to ongoing peace negotiations aimed at ending the conflict, while signaling that Europe’s role in both military and financial commitments must expand.

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