13:17 (19/08/25)
Trump claims UK, France, Germany want to put boots on ground to secure peace but rules out US troops joining them

Donald Trump is speaking to Fox News and says he hopes Vladimir Putin "is going to be good".

"If he's not, it's going to be a rough situation," he says.

The US president adds that he thinks Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Putin are doing okay.

Asked about the prospect of security guarantees, Trump says European nations "are going to frontload it".

"They want to have boots on the ground," he adds, referencing France, Germany and the UK.

"I don't think it's going to be a problem."

When asked about whether he can give assurances there won't be US boots on the ground, Trump says "you have my assurance and I'm president".

"I'm just trying to stop people being killed."

During the phone interview, Trump suggests US support for Ukraine's security could come in the form of air power.

The US president also says he always thought that Ukraine was a buffer between Russia and Europe.

Trump says he had a "very good call" with Putin after his meeting with Zelenskyy and European leaders yesterday.

"I didn't do it in front of them, I thought it would have been disrespectful to President Putin," he says.

"Putin wouldn't talk to the people from Europe."