Under Trump, the inconclusive war against Iran has cost the US c. $155 billion, which is 310 times more than his $0.5 billion to help Ukraine.
Mr Trump keeps saying that the United States gives Ukraine massive economic support. At a news conference on October 20, 2026 he said he US had given Ukraine $350 billion. This is so inaccurate a statement that it is a lie. During the Biden presidency, the US was a major donor to Ukraine, yet at the end of the Biden presidency the total was about one third of $350 billion. Under Trump, almost nothing has been sent to Ukraine except funds remaining to be dispersed that Biden allocated before he left office.
The following chart shows that since trump became president the total, even including the millions that remained of Biden's contributions, has been less than half a billion dollars. That may sound like a good deal, but compared to much smaller European countries, the US has given Ukraine almost nothing since Trump took office.
Instead, in the war against Iran he has spent more than $45 billion, while incurring damages to American bases and equipment estimated at $48 billion. Add to this the higher gasoline prices and inflation that the war has cost consumers. The total cost of the Iran War has already been $155 billion, or $1,185 for each household in the US.
From January 2025 until August, 2026, Germany has given 30 times more than the US.
The largest donor per capita is Norway. There are 5.7 million people in Norway compared to 342 million in the US. That is a ratio of 60 to 1. Yet Norway has give €7.2 billion to Ukraine, compared to the measly €0.48 billion from Washington. If the US wanted to match Norway's per capita support for Ukraine, the cost would be €432 billion.
If the US wanted to match the per capita contributions of 20 million Scandinavians, which have given €17.6 billion, the equivalent total would be roughly €301 billion. But under Trump the US has given no humanitarian aid and no financial aid, and in military aid a pathetic 0.48 billion.
The sad, but likely outcome? Trump could have won in Ukraine. Instead, he risks losing to Russia twice.
