The U.S. will not deploy its troops to Ukraine, but could provide air support to help guarantee the country’s security as part of a peace deal, says U.S. President Donald Trump.
00:00Welcome back. U.S. President Donald Trump says American troops will not be deployed on the ground in Ukraine as part of the peace deal.
00:08However, he suggests the U.S. could provide air support to help guarantee Ukraine's security.
00:14His comments came a day after he hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and top European leaders at the White House in a bid to end the three-and-a-half-year war.
00:23Trump has floated the idea that Russian President Vladimir Putin might accept Western forces in Ukraine to uphold the deal, an idea Moscow has repeatedly rejected.
00:34White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt later reaffirmed that U.S. boots on the ground were not part of the plan.
00:40But she said Washington would help coordinate security guarantees with European allies.
00:45Separately, Reuters reported that U.S. and European military officials have begun planning for potential post-conflict security arrangements,
00:54with the Pentagon said to be exploring options beyond the supply of weapons.
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