NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says US President Donald Trump’s offer of security guarantees for Ukraine amounts to a “breakthrough” in securing a potential peace deal for Ukraine, APA reports citing CNN.
“The fact that you have said ‘I am willing to participate in the security guarantees’ is a big step, it’s really a breakthrough, and it makes all the difference. So also thank you for that,” Rutte said to Trump in a multilateral meeting alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders in the White House.
Speaking earlier in the Oval Office alongside Zelenskyy, Trump did not immediately rule out sending US troops to Ukraine to help maintain a potential peace deal. “We’ll let you know that, maybe later today,” Trump said.
Rutte also thanked the American president for “breaking the deadlock” and successfully bringing Russian President Vladimir Putin to the table for peace talks.
