Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky in talks with Trump over deployment of US troops to ‘boost security’
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is discussing the possibility of hosting US troops as part of peace talks with US president Donald Trump.
He told reporters that a troop presence in Ukraine would be a major security boost for Kyiv.
“Of course, we are discussing this with President Trump and with representatives of the (Western) coalition (supporting Kyiv). We want this. We would like this. This would be a strong position of the security guarantees,” he said in a WhatsApp chat with the media.
The White House had no comment on the issue of dispatching US troops to Ukraine under any peace settlement with Russia.
Zelensky also reiterated his commitment to ongoing peace talks, saying that he is ready to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin “in any format”, according to reports.
Moscow accused Ukraine of a 91-drone attack on the Russian leader’s personal residence but failed to provide “plausible evidence” for its claims, according to Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha.
Russia declined to provide evidence of an alleged Ukrainian drone attack on Putin’s personal residence in Valdai.
