President Donald Trump on Monday said he would not rule out deploying U.S. troops to Ukraine as part of a future security arrangement, speaking alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during an Oval Office appearance at the White House. “We’ll let you know maybe later today… we’ll be involved,” Trump told reporters when pressed on whether American forces could form part of a peacekeeping contingent. He added that European nations would serve as “the first line of defense” because of their proximity, but said Washington would provide “a lot of help” to ensure any post-war settlement endures. The remarks came ahead of a multilateral session in Washington with Zelenskyy and several European heads of government to discuss long-term security guarantees for Kyiv and a potential peace deal with Russia. Trump repeated that the goal is a durable peace and said further details of the U.S. commitment would be decided in consultations later in the day. Trump also indicated that Ukraine’s prospective NATO membership was not on the immediate agenda, but pledged that the United States and its allies would give Kyiv “very good protection” once hostilities end. The administration is expected to outline a framework for the security guarantees after the White House meetings conclude.