In the event of a resolution to end Russia’s civil war in Ukraine, US President Donald Trump has ruled out sending US troops there to ensure the country’s security.
Trump responded to a question from Fox News on Tuesday regarding assurances he could offer that US troops would not be stationed to defend Ukraine’s borders: “You have my assurance, and I am president. I’m merely attempting to prevent people from killing.
Trump claimed that while Europe was willing to send troops to Ukraine, the US could also provide assistance “by air.”
Trump stated on the Fox &, Friends program, “We’re willing to help them with things, especially if you talk to them on air,” adding that no one has the kind of stuff we have.
“I don’t believe there will be a problem,” he said.
Later, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reiterated that Washington would support “coordination” and “possibility provide other means of security guarantees” but that any peace agreement between Moscow and Kyiv would not include US troops.
In his most recent effort to end the three-and-a-half-year conflict, Trump made the comments the day after hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and top European leaders at the White House.
The issue of how to ensure Ukraine’s post-war security continues to be a major sticking point in the negotiations over ending the war, Zelenskyy and European leaders said on Monday as positive and productive.
Moscow has repeatedly refuted Trump’s suggestion that Russian President Vladimir Putin might permit the deployment of Western troops in Ukraine to support a peace deal.
In addition, it seems that Russia and Ukraine are far apart on the subject of negotiating a comprehensive peace deal before implementing a ceasefire.
Trump also gave more details about his plans for a bilateral summit between Putin and Zelenskyy, telling conservative radio host Mark Levin that “they’re in the process of setting it up.”
Moscow has not confirmed that the Russian leader will attend a summit, despite Zelenskyy’s declaration that he is ready to meet Putin.
Despite the International Criminal Court’s still-open arrest warrant for the Russian leader, Swiss foreign affairs minister Ignazio Cassis announced to the national broadcaster that his nation would be willing to host a Putin-Zelenskyy summit on Tuesday.
Source: Aljazeera
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