A spokesperson for Vladimir Putin underlined the previous position that any European forces would be ‘unacceptable’
Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates
The Kremlin on Tuesday appeared to reject Donald Trump’s claim that Vladimir Putin was open to European peacekeeping troops in Ukraine, underscoring Moscow’s reluctance to align with Trump’s efforts to quickly end the war.
Pushing to deliver on a central campaign pledge, Trump on Monday asserted that the Ukraine war “could end within weeks” and claimed that he and Putin supported the presence of European troops on the ground.