President Donald Trump said European nations would be willing to commit soldiers to protect Ukraine from further Russian attacks.

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.

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.

First Lady Melania Trump penned a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, which was hand-delivered by President Donald Trump in Anchorage on Friday, calling on him to protect “the innocence” of children and “nurture the next generation’s hope” as his war on Ukraine continues.

President Trump said Monday in the Oval Office that his wife Melania was compelled to write a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin because she “felt strongly” about wanting to see the war end and “loves children.

In a letter posted online by President Trump, the first lady wrote to Russia’s leader but didn’t mention Ukraine. At the White House, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine brought Mr. Trump a letter from his own wife to Ms.