P resident Donald Trump gave "my assurance" that there would be no United States troops deployed to defend Ukraine's border under any security guarantee that emerges in a peace deal to end Russia's invasion. Trump made the comment during an interview with Fox & Friends on Tuesday morning.

Russia already controls a fifth of Ukraine, including about three-quarters of Donetsk province, which it first entered in 2014.

In a shift, Trump now aligns more closely with Putin than allies in Europe in calling for final talks before a ceasefire

Trump’s swerve increases pressure on the Ukrainian leader as he heads to the White House on Monday to make his case.