Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump ramps up pressure on Putin with ‘10 European nations’ offering ground troops
Donald Trump has signalled his support for a package of security guarantees for Ukraine, including foreign boots on Ukrainian soil from around 10 European countries, in a new push to pressure Russian president Vladimir Putin into ending the conflict.
Trump ruled out sending US boots on the ground, but said America could offer air support to maintain peace.
A day after their high-stakes talks in the White House on Monday, European leaders yesterday discussed the details of how a peacekeeping force would be deployed from roughly 10 countries, according to Bloomberg.
“When it comes to security, (Europeans) are willing to put people on the ground. We’re willing to help them with things, especially, probably … by air,” Trump said in an interview on Fox News.
Trump continues to push Putin to meet Zelensky while admitting the conflict was a “tough one” to solve and that it is possible the Russian leader “doesn’t want to make a deal”.
“I think Putin is tired of it,” Trump said. “I think they’re all tired of it. But you never know. We’re going to find out about president Putin in the next couple of weeks.”
