US President Donald Trump on Tuesday asserted that American forces will not be deployed in Ukraine as part of any potential peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.
In an interview with Fox News, Trump said European allies are prepared to send troops to Ukraine and that the US is willing to support them, but stressed there would be no American boots on the ground. He also rejected the deployment of NATO forces, while adding that some form of security arrangement would be in place.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump said that President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen and he touched upon the topic of missing children in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Trump said that the topic deeply connects with US First Lady Melania Trump, who also penned a letter to the Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the same.
In a post on Truth Social, he said, “Ursula von der Leyen, the distinguished and Highly Respected President of the European Commission, and I have been discussing the massive Worldwide problem of missing children. This is, likewise, a big subject with my wife, Melania. It is a subject at the top of all lists, and the World will work together to solve it, hopefully bringing them home to their families!”
Von der Leyen also called for Russia to return the abducted Ukrainian Children.
In a post on X, she said, “The human cost of this war must end. And that means every single Ukrainian child abducted by Russia must be returned to their families. I thank US President Donald Trump for his clear commitment today to ensuring these children are reunited with their loved ones.”
The human cost of this war must end.
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) August 18, 2025
And that means every single Ukrainian child abducted by Russia must be returned to their families.
I thank @POTUS for his clear commitment today to ensuring these children are reunited with their loved ones. pic.twitter.com/bRyS83Sdxr
