U.S. and European military planners have begun exploring post-conflict security guarantees for Ukraine, U.S. officials and sources said Tuesday, following President Donald Trump's pledge to help protect the country under any deal to end Russia's war.
Ukraine and its European allies have been buoyed by Trump's promise during a summit Monday of security guarantees for Kyiv, but many questions remain unanswered.
Officials said the Pentagon is carrying out planning exercises on the support Washington could offer beyond providing weapons. But they cautioned that it would take time for U.S. and European planners to determine what would be both militarily feasible and acceptable to the Kremlin.
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