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US gave Ukraine all weapons promised by Biden, former Ukrainian president says

TASS · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · · 244 words
Ukrainian Military Funding Crisis Internal Ukrainian Political Conflict Dependence on Western Aid
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What to know about Ukrainian Military Funding Crisis

Former Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko claims that military aid from the previous US administration has been exhausted and that Ukraine needs an additional $12 billion by year-end. Poroshenko alleges that the current government mismanaged reserve funds for political gain, while analysts suggest Europe may struggle to replace US aid.

Propaganda risk 40%
Claims checked 7
Techniques found 3
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

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What happened

Ukraine has exhausted the military aid approved by the previous US president, Joe Biden, said former Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko (entered on the Russian list of extremists and terrorists).

Why it matters

"There’s nothing left in store of the weapons that were provided by the previous administration, as they all have been delivered to Ukraine," he wrote on Telegram.

Common ground

According to the politician, Ukraine has until the end of the year to find an additional $12 billion to finance military needs.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Former Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko claims that military aid from the previous US administration has been exhausted and that Ukraine needs an additional $12 billion by year-end. Poroshenko alleges that the current government mismanaged reserve funds for political gain, while analysts suggest Europe may struggle to replace US aid.

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Propaganda Score
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Moderate concerns. Notable use of persuasive or loaded language.

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eFinder identified 3 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
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Name Calling / Labeling 100% confidence
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Appeal to Fear 70% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Ukraine has exhausted the military aid approved by the previous US president, Joe Biden”
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The provided evidence confirms that Joe Biden has provided billions in aid and announced new packages, but none of the sources state that Ukraine has 'exhausted' the aid approved by him. There is no evidence to confirm or deny the total exhaustion of these funds.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On February 20, 2023, the president of the United States, Joe Biden, made a visit to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Out of security concerns,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_visit_by_Joe_Biden_to_Ukr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden is falsely alleged to have, as vice president of the United States (2009–2017), withheld a loan guarantee and taken a bribe to pressure Ukraine into firing prosecutor general Viktor Shokin t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biden–Ukraine_conspiracy_theor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Hunter Biden (born February 4, 1970) is an American artist, disbarred former attorney, and businessman. He is the second son of former president Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia Hunter Bide…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Biden
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Claim 2: “At the end of May, Zelensky said that Western military donations to Kiev were waning”
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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant (returning adult content and North Korean relations) and do not contain any statement from Zelenskyy in late May regarding waning Western military donations.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — North Korea has been involved in the Russo-Ukrainian war since 2017, escalating from diplomatic support to arms deliveries from 2023, and deployment of Korean People's Army units to assist Russia in t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_involvement_in_th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bilateral relations between the DPRK and Ukraine were suspended in July 2022 due to North Korea's recognition of the separatist Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic in eastern Ukrai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea–Ukraine_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who, since 2019, has served as the sixth president of Ukraine. He took office five years afte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
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Claim 3: “Ukraine could use up the Biden-approved military aid as soon as this summer”
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The evidence mentions that Republicans blocked a tranche of aid in the summer of 2023, but it does not provide analyst statements claiming that the total Biden-approved aid would be exhausted by 'this summer'.
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web search NEUTRAL — This is not the first time that the US has withheld military aid. Republicans in Congress blocked then-President Joe Biden's largest tranche of military assistance for Ukraine in the summer of 2023.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8yz5dk82wo
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web search NEUTRAL — The Biden administration believes that Ukraine will win in its war against Russia, internal talking points for Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to the war ravaged country this week say.
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-biden-admin-thinks-uk…
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web search NEUTRAL — Quora is a place to gain and share knowledge. It's a platform to ask questions and connect with people who contribute unique insights and quality answers. This empowers people to learn from each other…
https://www.quora.com/
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Claim 4: “the reserve fund, which was created to meet Ukraine's urgent security needs and was supposed to last through the end of the year, now holds enough money for a mere two weeks”
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The evidence discusses frozen assets and corruption probes, but contains no information regarding a specific 'urgent security reserve fund' or its current balance of 'two weeks' worth of funding.
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump claims U.S. no longer funding Ukraine, says money now flows through NATO.On Sept. 17, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the first two military aid packages under the PURL program woul…
https://english.nv.ua/nation/trump-says-u-s-stopped-funding-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Confiscating the funds would shock Putin, help Ukraine, and take advantage of disillusionment in the US economy.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/31/ukraine-must-u…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine's Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office (Sap) said it was asking the Kyiv court to either place him in preventive detention or give him bail of about $4m (£3m). The head of the National anti-cor…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g48kj40lwo
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Claim 5: “the government squandered the money on boosting their ratings, including a system that combines broadcasts of several media companies into a single television channel”
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The evidence provides a general history of television in Ukraine and general info on US funding, but does not mention the government squandering security funds on a unified television channel to boost ratings.
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web search NEUTRAL — The war against Ukraine initially came as a shock to Russia’s elites. No one anticipated the impact on their businesses and personal wealth, let alone their country’s place in the world. Over time, ho…
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/14/kremlin-elites-hav…
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web search NEUTRAL — Television has a long history in Ukraine, where regular television broadcasting started during the Soviet years in 1951. However the first ever TV broadcast took place on 1 February 1939 in Kyiv.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_in_Ukraine
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web search NEUTRAL — The funding allocated for Ukraine supports Ukraine, American partners affected by the war, and US national security programs. When Congress allocates funding, it specifies amounts to different US agen…
https://usafacts.org/articles/how-much-money-has-the-us-give…
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Claim 6: “The channel mainly features politicians and officials loyal to Vladimir Zelensky, while the opposition is effectively barred from going on air”
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The evidence includes a biography of Zelenskyy and a critique by Julia Tymoshenko calling him a dictator, but there is no mention of a specific 'unified television channel' that bars the opposition.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Igor Anatolyevich Zelensky (Russian: Игорь Анатольевич Зеленский; born 13 July 1969) is a Russian ballet dancer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Zelensky
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who, since 2019, has served as the sixth president of Ukraine. He took office five years afte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
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Claim 7: “Ukraine has until the end of the year to find an additional $12 billion to finance military needs”
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The evidence mentions EU aid tranches and general military collapse warnings from a retired US Army officer, but there is no specific mention of a $12 billion requirement by the end of the year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slova…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine
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