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  "id": 5554104,
  "title": "Trump says will ask Europeans to repay US for aiding Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-says-will-ask-europeans-to-repay-us-for-aiding-ukraine-5554104",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T11:38:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/04/trump-says-will-ask-europeans-to-repay-us-for-aiding-ukraine"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will request European nations to reimburse the United States for the military aid provided to Ukraine during former President Joe Biden's administration. Trump has consistently advocated for European countries to assume a greater share of the financial responsibility for supporting Ukraine in its ongoing conflict with Russia, which began over four years ago. According to Trump, the hundreds of billions of dollars in free aid that the United States and NATO provided to Ukraine would have been paid for by Europe if they had been asked to do so. Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social platform, without specifying which countries he believed should reimburse the United States. Additionally, Trump dismissed reports suggesting that the US military was running low on ammunition in its ongoing conflict with Iran, stating that the country has an \"virtually unlimited amount of Mid to High Grade Ammunition\" and that ammunition production levels have never been higher. Trump further explained that Washington is stockpiling munitions and preparing for contingencies, while temporarily suspending overseas arms sales. He clarified that the sales to allies will resume soon, as the country will need to supply them with the necessary weaponry.",
  "summary": "The US president has long demanded that Europeans shoulder more of the cost of Western support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Trump vows to ask Europe for Ukraine aid repayment, denies US running low on arms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-vows-to-ask-europe-for-ukraine-aid-repayment-denies-us-running",
        "published": "2026-09-04T11:29:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Trump says will ask Europeans to repay US for aiding Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-says-will-ask-europeans-to-repay-us-for-aiding-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-09-04T11:38:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Trump says will ask Europeans to repay US for Ukraine aid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-says-will-ask-europeans-to-repay-us-for-ukraine-aid",
        "published": "2026-09-04T11:56:17.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "US will ask Europeans to repay all aid sent to Ukraine, President Donald Trump says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/us-will-ask-europeans-to-repay-all-aid-sent-to-ukraine-president",
        "published": "2026-09-04T12:06:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Trump says will ask Europeans to repay US for aiding Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-says-will-ask-europeans-to-repay-us-for-aiding-ukraine-5560948",
        "published": "2026-09-04T13:01:45.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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