Zelensky accuses US of withholding promised £12 billion aid to Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Chris Hughes · 2026-11-06 11:04 UTC

As Ukraine faces another bitter winter of attacks from Russian missiles, it emerges the US has not handed over a promised £12 billion in aid amid a deepening rift between Trump and Zelensky

As Ukraine faces another bitter winter of attacks from Russian missiles, it emerges the US has not handed over a promised £12 billion in aid amid a deepening rift between Trump and Zelensky

US President Donald Trump’s government has reneged on a badly-needed £12 billion aid package to Ukraine, it was claimed today.

The shocking u-turn on the deal was revealed by President Volodymyr Zelensky as he defied Donald Trump's demands to stop Ukraine’s oil industry blitz on Russia. Zelensky says Washington has so far not paid $16 billion (£12 billion).

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