Trump wants Europe to retroactively pay U.S. for past Ukraine aid
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would ask European nations to pay back the United States for military aid and munitions previously sent to Ukraine amid the ongoing war with Russia and appeared to signal a halt in sales to allied nations.
Poland has received approval to receive up to $500 million in 2027 from the European Peace Facility (EPF) fund, which reimburses member states for military aid to Ukraine. This reimbursement was halted in 2024 due to Hungary's veto but was lifted in June 2026 after a new government took over. Poland's total EU reimbursement stands at approximately $1.4 billion, with $5.2 billion of that amount being military aid.
Poland ranks 11th among donors by raw volume of aid, equal to 1.021% of its GDP, with the military share being 0.775%. Poland has supplied ammunition and various types of weapons to Ukraine since early 2022, including over 350 tanks, mainly Leopard 2A4, PT-91 Twardy, and T-72 variants. Additionally, Poland has sent Krab self-propelled howitzers, Piorun shoulder-fired air-defense missiles, and Grad rocket launchers.
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