Trump rules out sending US troops to Ukraine as part of security guarantees
by Andrew Roth Global affairs correspondent and Pjotr from World news | The Guardian on (#6ZDHJ)
US president suggests he may be willing to provide air power to help enforce potential peace deal with Putin
Donald Trump has ruled out sending US troops to Ukraine to enforce a potential peace deal with Vladimir Putin, tempering a promise to provide Kyiv with security guarantees that European allies had called a significant breakthrough towards halting the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.
Asked during a phone interview with Fox News whether he could assure listeners - including many members of his Maga base who support an isolationist America-first foreign policy - that the US would not put troops on the ground in Ukraine, Trump said: You have my assurance, and I'm president."
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