Trump-Zelensky meeting live: President pushes to end Ukraine-Russia war as he rules out US troops on the ground
President Donald Trump is pushing for an end to the Russia-Ukraine war while ruling out sending U.S. troops to Ukraine.
No American troops will be included in any security guarantees for Ukraine, but the administration could provide assistance in other ways, including air support, Trump told Fox News on Tuesday. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt later said that air support is “an option and a possibility.”
This comes after Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and key European leaders in the White House on Monday to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine.
While Trump has ruled out sending troops, the UK is preparing to deploy troops to Ukraine as part of a “reassurance force” if a peace deal with Russia is reached.
Trump is now arranging for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky.
“I called President Putin, and began the arrangements for a meeting, at a location to be determined, between President Putin and President Zelensky. After that meeting takes place, we will have a Trilat, which would be the two Presidents, plus myself,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The U.S. leader also blamed Ukraine for “taking on a nation that’s 10 times your size” on Tuesday, despite Russia undertaking a full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
