President Donald Trump has reportedly privately indicated to European leaders he is open to offering U.S. security guarantees to Ukraine — a significant shift in his stance toward America’s role in ending the war.

The change in position came after Trump’s high-profile summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin, where Trump sought to push Moscow toward a ceasefire, but according to Trump’s own account, Putin told him he would not stop fighting and demanded that Kyiv cede parts of eastern Ukraine in exchange for freezing the front line elsewhere.

In calls with European leaders following the summit, Trump relayed Putin acknowledged any peace deal would have to include the presence of Western troops in Ukraine to ensure its durability, European officials told The Wall Street Journal.

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