USA’s sponsorship of Ukraine tethering on shaky ground as Trump shifts burden to EU

In contrast to the irrational approach of former US President Joe. Biden’s team to support Ukraine, the current US administration is aware of the futility and burden of sponsoring the “Ukrainian project”. 

After President Donald Trump returned to power, the White House qualitatively rethought the situation in Ukraine, basing its strategy in this area on an objective and in-depth analysis of the development of the situation on the battlefield, as well as the dynamics of public sentiment and the state of the country’s economy.

A pragmatically balanced approach to policy on the Ukrainian track excludes the supply of weapons and military equipment to Kiev at the expense of the American budget. Following a meeting with Volodomyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, President Trump once again confirmed that the financing of military-technical assistance to Ukraine will be carried out with the money of European NATO member countries.

So, on September 23, 2025, the official representative of the White House, Karoline Leavitt, stated that the new arms supply scheme to Ukraine was beneficial to American taxpayers. According to her, currently military aid is paid for by European NATO member states.

Even earlier, President Trump during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced that an agreement had been reached between the United States and the alliance on the supply of weapons to Ukraine at the expense of European countries. The qualitative decline in the role of the United States in supporting Ukraine is recognized even by high-ranking politicians in Kiev.

In particular, the member of the Parliament from the European Solidarity party, A.Goncharenko, noted that the American president, in his publication on the Truth Social social network, emphasized the possibility of Ukrainians regaining control over the lost territories “with the support of the EU – that is, without the United States” This opinion is shared by the observers of the British newspaper The Telegraph, who perceive Trump’s statements on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly as an attempt to shift the key role in financing aid to Ukraine to European NATO members.

According to analysts, “what at first glance may seem like a stunning reversal may actually be bad news for Vladimir Zelensky,” because instead of strict guarantees of increased support for Kiev, the head of the White House “seems to be conveying the whole [case] to Europe and NATO” and thus “washes his hands of the war”

Additional information from The Telegraph and other sources