US pledges intel role in Kiev’s post-war security framework
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The US has offered intelligence and air defense support for Kiev’s post-war security under a Europe-led plan, while opposing the deployment of American troops.
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President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at the White House in Washington, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (AP)
The United States has signaled readiness to provide intelligence assets and battlefield oversight as part of post-conflict security guarantees for Kiev, alongside participation in a Europe-led air defense shield, the Financial Times reported Tuesday, citing European and Ukrainian officials.
According to the officials briefed on the matter, Washington has repeatedly offered to contribute “strategic enablers” such as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems, command and control capabilities, and air defense assets to any European framework established to ensure Ukraine’s security.
The proposal, however, would be conditional on European nations deploying their own troops to Ukraine and could be rescinded, the officials cautioned. At the same time, US officials emphasized that Washington remains opposed to sending its own forces.
US to support Ukraine post-war
On Monday, US President Donald Trump confirmed that while the exact security guarantees had not been finalized, the United States would play a supportive role. “Europe is going to give Ukraine significant security guarantees, and the US will help them,” he said, describing Washington’s contribution as “backup.”
The development comes after Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders at the White House last week for talks on Ukraine’s future security framework. Trump later held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the peace process, following their August 15 meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, which lasted nearly three hours.
Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said both leaders agreed that direct negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian delegations should continue, with the possibility of raising the level of representation.
Russia not to accept NATO troops in Ukraine
In a post on X Wednesday, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev stated that NATO troops cannot be peacekeepers in Ukraine, emphasizing that Russia will not accept such security guarantees for Kiev.
Earlier this week, French President Emmanuel Macron told TF1 and LCI broadcasters that Russia had allegedly become a "destabilizing force" and a "threat to Europeans."
"The brainless Gallic rooster [Macron] can't let go of the idea of sending troops to 'Ukraine.' It's been explicitly stated: NO NATO troops as peacekeepers. Russia won't accept such a 'security guarantee.' But the hoarse, pathetic bird continues to crow to prove it's king of the coop," Medvedev said on X, commenting on Western discussions about sending troops to Ukraine.
