Trump rules out US troop deployment in Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump has ruled out the possibility of deploying American troops to Ukraine, asserting that Washington will not have “boots on the ground” amid the ongoing conflict with Russia.

Speaking to journalists at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, Trump reiterated his opposition to American military involvement, while sharply criticising his predecessor, Joe Biden, for what he called “Biden’s war”, Caliber.Az reports.

“Why did Biden get us into that ridiculous war? Why did Biden bring us there? That should never, ever have happened,” Trump said. “I'm just trying to end it because we're saving a lot of lives.”

When questioned about a reported 50-day timeframe to assess Russia's willingness to engage in peace efforts, Trump replied: “Very rapidly. Might not be 50 days—might be much sooner.”

The president underscored that although the U.S. is continuing to support Ukraine through arms and logistics, the burden of financial repayment is being shared by NATO allies and European Union countries.

“In all cases, the United States gets paid back in full,” Trump noted. “NATO is going to pay us back for everything. We're not going to have any more investment—we make our money back in full.”

Citing high casualty rates, Trump claimed that approximately 5,000 to 7,000 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers are being killed weekly, calling the situation “a shame” but reiterating that American forces would not be involved.

On Iran, Trump said Tehran has shown interest in resuming talks, but added that he is “in no rush” to engage. Referring to past U.S. military operations targeting Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, he said: “We obliterated their site... That mountain is so blown up inside and so unstable that they would have to pick a different mountain.”

By Vugar Khalilov