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US aid to Ukraine slowed dramatically after President Trump took over — dropping to about $540 million since January 2025 — after former President Joe Biden shelled out $130 billion following the Russian invasion in 2022, according to aid data.
The US remains the biggest single donor to Ukraine by far, giving more than double the $60 billion that Germany — Kyiv’s second largest donor — has kicked in.
But lately, Americans have sent about as much aid as Ireland and less than half of what Spain has given to the Ukrainians, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
After Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Ukraine became the top recipient of US foreign aid, marking the first time a European country held the position since the post-World War II reconstruction era.
Ukraine has so far received $70 billion in weapons and military equipment from the US, with another $53 billion sent to support the nation’s budget. Another $4 billion was appropriated for humanitarian support.
A large share of the money in the four aid bills approved by Congress has been spent inside the US to pay factories and workers to produce the weapons and equipment bound either for Ukraine or to replenish US stocks.
After taking office, Trump raised concerns about the cost of assisting Ukraine, demanding that Europe, which sees Russia as a bigger existential threat, carry more of the burden.
Continental European countries — that is, sans the United Kingdom — have has given more than $153 billion in aid to Ukraine since the war began, only 16% more than what the US has provided.
Europe — excluding Russia — has a population of 600 million and a GDP of about $30 trillion, nearly the same size as the US.
Since Trump took office, the rest of Ukraine’s top donors have stepped up to provide more aid, including Germany, the UK, Norway, Sweden, Canada, Japan, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Spain, according to the Kiel Institute.
Germany has provided nearly $15 billion in aid since 2025, with the UK giving more than $9 billion.
Aid flow from the European Union remains volatile after Slovakia and Hungary announced earlier this week that they would not participate in the bloc’s push to provide a nearly $80 billion aid package to Ukraine.
The US continues to provide intelligence assets that Kyiv relies on for fighting its war — even as it has moved from relying on donated NATO weaponry to using its own domestically designed drones.
In recent days, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has complained that the US has throttled use of its military Starshield satellite internet network and also delayed sharing intel about incoming Russian missile attacks.