🚨CONFIRMED: No American troops are going into Ukraine:
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 19, 2025
FOX NEWS: "What kind of assurances do you feel like you have that... it won't be American boots on the ground defending that border?"
TRUMP: "You have my assurance."
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President Trump has made it clear that he will not send American troops to enforce a possible peace agreement in Ukraine centered on 'security guarantees' - despite having appeared possibly open to the idea just a day earlier.
In a phone interview on Fox News Tuesday morning, Trump was asked what assurances he could offer that American forces wouldn't end up defending Ukraine's borders, and beyond his time in office. The question was based on his campaign and opening months in office - when he repeatedly vowed no more boots on the ground in entangling conflicts abroad.
"You have my assurance, and I’m president," Trump responded. European leaders are pressing for the strongest possible security guarantees for Ukraine, to ensure it can never be attacked in the future, once a peace settlement is reached.
A White House official additionally confirmed on Tuesday that Trump has definitively ruled out deploying US ground forces to Ukraine, according to CNN.
