August 14, 2025 5:54 PM

Trump offers hope on security guarantees as Ukraine braces for Putin meet

Ukraine's allies said President Donald Trump was willing to back security guarantees for Kyiv, a potentially significant but as yet vague offer that could give some hope to Ukraine on Thursday with one day to go until a U.S.-Russia summit on ending the war. Trump had shown willingness to join the guarantees at a last-ditch virtual meeting with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday, leaders said, though he made no public mention of them afterwards. Zelenskiy ...