Bangladesh, Feb. 23 -- US President Donald Trump has called for Ukraine to compensate the United States for the substantial financial and military assistance it has received since the outbreak of the conflict with Russia. Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland on February 22, Trump suggested that Kyiv should repay Washington by offering rare-earth minerals, oil, or other valuable resources.

“Europe has given $100 billion. The United States has given $350 billion because we had a stupid, incompetent president and administration,” Trump told the audience, referring to the Biden administrations handling of the Ukraine conflict. “I want them to give us something for all of the money that...