In an interview, President Trump affirmed that he will work with Europe to provide security guarantees for Ukraine. We are willing to help them with other things, especially, perhaps, air support, the US leader said.
Notably, Mr. Trump did not mention the possibility of the US participation in the plan to send troops to Ukraine under the name of "peacekeeping forces" that some European countries are promoting. He also did not specify how "no-way" security would be guaranteed.
The US leader even admitted that his negotiation style to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is more instinctive than regulated.
Trump's comments came just a day after his security commitments to Kiev at a special meeting with Western European and Ukrainian leaders at the White House on August 18.
At the time, Mr. Trump said that there would be "a lot of support" related to security, while emphasizing that European countries are the first line of defense but the US will also support.
Also on August 19, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that US air support was "an option and a possibility," but like Trump, she did not provide any further details.
Speaking at a press conference, Ms. Leavitt quoted President Trump's previous viewpoint, affirming that the US will not send any soldiers to Ukraine, despite strong pressure from the West.
However, Leavitt noted that the US can certainly help in coordinating and perhaps providing other security means to its European allies.
Regarding the plan to deploy troops to Ukraine, European countries supporting Kiev are said to have once again revived this ambition after a period of "deadly" due to limited forces.
The initiative was initially initiated by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in March, and was later strongly supported by French President Emmanuel, attracting the attention of several other Western countries.
At that time, the UK and France plan to send 10,000 soldiers from each country to Ukraine under the guise of peacekeeping forces to monitor a potential ceasefire when the conflict ends.
