\u201cWhen it comes to security, they\u2019re willing to put people on the ground,\u201d Trump told Fox News. \u201cWe\u2019re willing to help them with things, especially \u2014 probably you could talk about by air, because there\u2019s nobody that has the kind of stuff we have, really they don\u2019t have. But I don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to be a problem.\u201d <\/p>\n
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt later emphasized that Trump understood the guarantees were “critically important to ensure a lasting peace.”<\/p>\n
European military chiefs are expected to meet U.S. counterparts in the coming days to coordinate what the British government described as “robust security guarantees and prepare for the deployment of a reassurance force if the hostilities ended.” Ant\u00f3nio Costa, president of the European Council, said the terms of the guarantees would be arranged “in the coming days, preferably this week.”<\/p>\n
While leaders hailed the White House meeting as a breakthrough, officials acknowledged doubts remain about whether any guarantees could persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin. <\/p>\n
The Kremlin has rejected the prospect of NATO troops on Ukrainian soil, even as European allies weigh a broader plan that would combine training, reinforcements, and a multinational reassurance force with U.S. intelligence, border surveillance, and possibly air defense.<\/p>\n