War in Ukraine has cost $320bn, Zelensky says

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US President Joe Biden and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, DC on December 21, 2022. - Zelensky is in Washington to meet with US President Joe Biden and address Congress -- his first trip abroad since Russia invaded in February. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Zelensky says the cost of the war in Ukraine so far is $320bn, saying Kyiv and US have different numbers on this.

About $120bn has come from Ukraine taxpayers, and $200bn from the US and EU, he adds.

The US supplied $67bn in weapons as well as budget support, he says.

Trump has previously said the US wants the equivalent of $500bn worth of rare earth minerals from Ukraine in exchange for its continued support.

“It’s not $500bn – that’s not a serious conversation,” Zelensky says.

He says that the US alleges 90% of support for Ukraine comes from them, but “the truth is somewhere else”.

“We are grateful for their support,” he adds.

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