Pro-Russian sources are spreading reports that the newly elected US President Donald Trump may allegedly cancel the $20 billion loan provided to Ukraine by the United States. In making this claim, the propagandists refer to the text of The New York Times, noting that for this to happen it would be enough for Trump to lift sanctions on frozen Russian assets, which are intended to be used to pay off this loan.

In reality, the Russians manipulated The New York Times material. This is reported by the StopFake project. The text of the publication, titled “U.S. Transfers $20 Billion Loan to Ukraine Backed by Russian Assets”, mentions that the G7 countries had already agreed on the loan earlier this year in case Trump won the presidential election, as he had promised to reduce support for Ukraine. This means Ukraine will receive the funds regardless of the new U.S. leader's policies.

On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury already sent funds to the World Bank, which will later transfer them to Ukraine. The New York Times only briefly mentions in the text that Trump “could try to cancel” the loan by lifting sanctions on frozen Russian bank assets. At the same time, the article notes that Republicans would challenge such a decision, and it would not affect the European portion of the loan, which amounts to $35 billion. Therefore, in the material of The New York Times, this initiative is depicted as a reliable and safe way to transfer funds to Ukraine, with the likelihood of the loan being canceled being minimal.

Earlier, we documented a fake claim that Ukrainian soldiers began surrendering more often after Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election.