US will not provide security guarantees to Ukraine, Europe should do that – Trump

"I'm not going to make security guarantees beyond very much. We're going to have Europe do that because... Europe is their next-door neighbor," Trump said.

At the same time, he noted that the US would make efforts to ensure everything proceeds as planned. Trump added that the US will continue to be a partner to Kyiv, as Ukraine has many rare earth metals that are important for the US.

"We've been able to make a deal where we're going to get our money back, and we're going to get a lot of money in the future," the US President stated noting that he is doing this for two reasons: to stop the loss of lives in the war in Ukraine and because he does not want to spend more money.

Trump noted that this is precisely why they want to cooperate with Ukraine.

"It’s a great deal for Ukraine too, because they get us over there and we’re going to be working over there. We will be on the land," the President said.

He added that the presence of the US in Ukraine would be “automatic security because nobody’s going to be messing around with our people when we’re there". Besides, according to Trump, Europe will also be closely watching everything: the UK and France stated that they want to introduce peacekeeping forces to Ukraine.

Minerals deal between Ukraine and the US

Ukraine and the United States are currently negotiating an agreement on rare earth metals. Yesterday, on February 25, it was reported that Ukraine and the United States had agreed on the details of such an agreement.

For more details on the agreement between Ukraine and the US, see the material by RBC-Ukraine.

Today, February 26, it was reported that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had received an invitation to the United States. The offices are currently working on it.

The President of Ukraine noted that a meeting with US President Donald Trump is important. However, he said that a ceasefire is not possible without security guarantees.