"We are spending real money, whereas the U.S. is actually making money on this war,"
"That gives us the right to have a voice in the arrangements and the outcomes,"
"We have exacted unprecedented losses and costs on Moscow. If Moscow finally agrees to peace, it will be partly thanks to this,"
In 2025 European governments and institutions surged military aid by 67% and financial and humanitarian support by 59%, according to the Kiel Institute's Ukraine Support Tracker. Over the same period U.S. aid effectively stalled as the Trump administration pushed NATO allies to buy American weapons and shoulder Ukraine's defense costs. European leaders asserted that their increased spending gives them a legitimate voice at any negotiation table, citing Germany and the EU as major backers and pointing to heavy Russian casualties. American intelligence, sanctions enforcement and weapons sales remain crucial, while the White House has resisted elevating Europe as a formal negotiating partner.
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