Ukraine and its European allies have been buoyed by Donald Trump's promise at the White House of security guarantees for Kyiv to help end its war with Russia. But the president stressed on Tuesday that those would not not involve U.S. ground troops in a peacekeeping role.

When asked by a Fox News interviewer if the U.S. commitment wouldn't include "American boots on the ground," Trump said, "you have my assurance, and I'm president."

The statement was not a surprise, but Trump was vague when asked similar questions on Monday while in the Oval Office with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

"There'll be some form of security. It can't be NATO," said Trump. "We're willing to help them with things, especially, probably, if you could talk about by air."

Trump says U.S. is arranging me

See Full Page