Trump envisions long-term peace.
"We're going to make sure that, if there's peace in Ukraine, it's a long-term peace," was the message the Republican leader conveyed to his Ukrainian counterpart in the Oval Office last Monday. "We'll give you very good protection, very good security, that's part of it," the president continued.
According to Trump, the "first line of defense" for Ukraine in the future would be its European partners and their armies, because "they're there, they're Europe," although he added that "when it comes to security, there will be a lot of help," confirming that the United States will also be involved in postwar efforts.
The United Kingdom under socialist Keir Starmer is perhaps Ukraine's most supportive ally of this initiative. British Defense Minister John Healey said Friday morning that "in the context of a ceasefire, we're ready to put British troops in Ukraine... ready to go, and act from day one."
