What did Donald Trump claim about foreign policy on 24 Sep 2019?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
But my complaint has always been—and I'd withhold again, and I'll continue to withhold until such time as Europe and other nations contribute to Ukraine. Because they're not doing it. Just the United States. We're putting up the bulk of the money.
Europe was contributing. The European Commission said in July 2019 that the EU and European financial institutions had put over €15 billion into Ukraine's reforms since 2014.
At the EU-Ukraine summit on July 9, 2019, the European Commission said the European Union and European financial institutions had supported Ukraine's reforms with over €15 billion since 2014 (European Commission, EU-Ukraine summit news release).
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- Exchange with reporters on arrival at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
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