Here is how much US taxpayer have ​contributed to Ukraine war as Zelensky ​asks for 'high-level' peace talks


The United States has spent $113billion trying to secure Ukraine's freedom, leaving Russia's imperiled ​neighbor with one of the best-equipped militaries in the world.

President Biden has warned that a victory for Russia over Ukraine would leave Moscow in position to ​attack NATO allies and could draw US troops into a war.

But his attempt to unlock another $61billion has been logjammed in Congress amid rows over whether it ​should be tied to security funding for America's own southern border.



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And as the war enters its third year, growing US concerns ​over whether it should cut its losses have become central ​to the Republican presidential contest with Ron DeSantis ​slamming Nikki Haley for supporting Biden's 'open ended ​commitment'.

'We don't have enough resources being $35 trillion in ​debt to continue doing hundreds of billions of dollars,' ​the Florida governor told the GOP debate in Des Moines ​on Wednesday.


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