Many European countries have also given more as a proportion of their GDP than the US has.
AP Photo/Peter DejongIn early 2023, France became the first Western country to promise to send Ukraine Western armored combat vehicles.
European countries have also led in letting Ukraine use Western weapons to hit military targets in Russia.
But there are still hangups, and some European countries want partner support for Ukraine to go much further.
He said that for most Americans, "if you ask them to name five European countries, they probably wouldn't be able to do it."
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