US softened calls for Ukraine to pay back aid in mineral deal talks — BloombergThe US appears to have tempered its demands for the payback of aid by Ukraine during talks over an economic deal between the two nations, according to people familiar with the matter.
Following a round of negotiations in Washington last week, President Donald Trump’s administration has reduced its estimate for the assistance the US provided to Kyiv since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion from US$300 billion (RM1.33 trillion) to about US$100 billion, the people said. This bring it closer to Ukraine’s own estimate of more than US$90 billion.