President Donald Trump said today that no U.S. troops would be placed on the ground to protect Ukraine as part of any peace agreement with Russia, as European leaders met for urgent talks over what a postwar security arrangement could look like.

In an interview on Fox News, Trump said that the United States could help in other ways, including air support. When the hosts asked him about any “assurances” he could make that there would be no U.S. “boots on the ground,” and he replied, “Well, you have my assurance, and I’m president.”

The shape of postwar security arrangements for Ukraine dominated discussions among European leaders the day after hastily arranged meetings with Trump and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine at the White House, which showcased solidarity with Ukraine but y

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