As NATO members iron out the logistics of showing support for the besieged nation, European leaders will continue to broker a security deal between Kyiv and Washington

President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered his assurances that U.S. troops would not be sent to Ukraine to defend against Russia, after seeming to leave open the possibility the day before. Trump also said in a morning TV interview that Ukraine’s hopes of joining NATO and regaining the Crimean Peninsula are “impossible.

Following the call, the Kremlin played down talk of a meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy, as Trump renewed his call for the two leaders to hold a summit and discuss ending the war in Ukraine.

The Pentagon meeting, attended by Britain's top military chiefs, came amid deep unease in European capitals over the US president’s changing stance about committing US resources

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wasn't going to risk being accused of being ungrateful this time. With peace talks on the table and a chance to rebound from his disastrous White House scolding six months ago,

The presence of several European leaders at the talks in Washington shows how central the conflict — and any settlement — is to wider security questions on the continent.

US President Donald Trump has ditched his call for a ceasefire in Ukraine, backing instead Russian President Vladimir Putin’s push for a permanent peace agreement. That has not stopped some European leaders from pushing for a temporary truce first, even though the US president has seemingly decided one is not necessary.

A major shift in security talks came after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Ukraine will not join NATO but will still receive protection from Washington. The statement followed his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington,