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Trump has ‘definitively’ ruled out American boots on the ground but US to help coordinate security guarantees for Ukraine, White House confirms

Asked for the current status of talks regarding security guarantees for Ukraine and what the US’s red lines, Leavitt reiterates that Donald Trump has “definitively” ruled out American boots on the ground.

The president has definitely 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.

She adds that Trump has directed his national security team to coordinate with Europe, and continue to discuss these matters with Ukraineand Russia.

Earlier, Trump told Fox News that he was ruling out the deployment of American troops to defend Ukraine against another Russian incursion and said Europe would have to “front load” Ukraine’s security.