Washington (AP) – President Donald Trump On Tuesday he offered his assurance that US troops would not be sent to help protect Ukraine against Russia after appearing to remain open the possibility the day before.
Trump also said in a morning TV interview that Ukraine hopes were Participate in NATO And it recovers Crimea Peninsula It’s “impossible” from Russia.
Republican president, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy And other European leaders held it Lecture time Aiming to bring an end at the White House on Monday Russia’s war against Ukraine. While answering questions from journalists, Trump did not rule out sending US troops to participate in European-led efforts to protect Ukraine as part of Zelensky’s security sought.
Trump said after him Meetings in Alaska Last week with the Russian President Vladimir Putin That’s what Putin was Open to ideas Ukraine’s security guarantee.
But on Fox News Channel’s “Fox and Friends” on Tuesday, he asked about his term that beyond his guarantees he could continue to provide and his term, that the US military is not part of defending the Ukrainian border, Trump said, “Well, you have my guarantees, and I’m the president.”
Trump will not control the US military after his terms end in January 2029.
The president also said in an interview that he was optimistic that deals could be reached to end the Russian invasion, but he emphasized that Ukraine must abandon his long-standing desire to reclaim Crimea, which was seized by Russian forces in 2014, and his long-standing desire to join the NATO military alliance.
“Both are impossible,” Trump said.
Putin is looking for the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and the recognition of Crimea as Russia’s territory as part of a potential deal to separate the troops from Ukraine.
