Trump Calls for Long-Term Ukraine Peace, Sidesteps U.S. Troop Role

President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States will collaborate with Ukraine, Russia and European partners to secure a durable end to the war, stressing that any settlement must be “long-term” rather than a short cease-fire. Speaking to reporters after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington, Trump declared, "We’re going to work with everybody, and we’re going to make sure that if there’s peace, that peace is going to stay long-term… We’re not talking about a two-year peace and then we end up in this mess again." Asked whether the United States would send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine under a future accord, Trump declined to commit, saying European countries would form the “first line of defense” but that Washington “will be involved.” His remarks underline the administration’s insistence on security guarantees that can withstand renewed hostilities.