“We have to be careful, because the way we manage this could end up in the next world war... We allocate $40 billion in addition to another $16 billion, it turns out $56 billion,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
Trump emphasized that Europe helps only a small part of what the US provides.
Earlier, White House National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications John Kirby said total aid since President Joe Biden came to power was about $6.3 billion.
President Biden announced a new $1 billion military aid package for Kyiv.