US rules out troops in Ukraine, offers security guarantees
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The White House said no US troops will be sent to Ukraine, but Trump’s team is preparing a framework for security guarantees to allies in Europe.
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks in Lafayette Park, across from the White House, after meeting with President Donald Trump and European leaders Monday, August 18, 2025, in Washington (AP)
The United States will not deploy troops to Ukraine but is prepared to provide coordination and other forms of security guarantees to its European allies, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday.
“The president [Donald Trump] has definitively stated, US boots will not be on the ground in Ukraine, but we can certainly help in the coordination and perhaps provide other means of security guarantees to our European allies,” Leavitt told reporters.
She noted that Trump has directed his team to draft a framework for security guarantees intended to support lasting peace in Ukraine.
Leavitt also revealed that the idea of a possible bilateral meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky first emerged during Trump’s talks with both leaders and European officials on Monday.
NATO working on offering security guarantees to Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte revealed that a coalition of 30 countries, including Japan and Australia, is actively working to establish long-term security guarantees for Ukraine, as military tensions with Russia continue and the latter makes advances in the Donbass.
In an interview with Fox News, Rutte stated that the effort is being led by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron.
"Over the last couple of months, under the leadership of Keir Starmer, the British prime minister, and Emmanuel Macron, the French president, a group of now 30 countries, including Japan and Australia, are working on this concept of security guarantees," Rutte said.
On Monday, US President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, along with European Union leaders, at the White House.
