00:00U.S. President Donald Trump says Russia's President Vladimir Putin would accept European
00:06peacekeeper troops in Ukraine as part of a deal to end the war.
00:11He made the comments as he hosted French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House to discuss
00:15the ongoing conflict.
00:17Speaking at a joint press conference after their closed-door meeting, Macron said European
00:41nations are ready and willing to deploy troops to guarantee Ukraine's security.
01:03The French leader noted that Europe must learn and not repeat mistakes of the past.
01:07Russia revealed that the Kremlin had betrayed their trust in 2014 and violated a negotiated
01:12peace deal as it proceeded to annex the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea.
01:17In 2014, our predecessors negotiated peace with President Putin.
01:25But because of the lack of guarantees and especially security guarantees, President
01:29Putin violated this peace.
01:32So this is why being strong and having deterrence capacities is the only way to be sure it will
01:39be respected.
01:41Trump maintains that Putin is serious about securing a peace deal and bringing the war
01:45to a close.
01:47He added that he believes a deal can be finalized and implemented within weeks.
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