US will back Ukraine's security, details being worked out, Trump says
Filepic shows US President Donald Trump with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House, amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, in Washington, DC, US, August 18, 2025. - REUTERS
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Monday that he has not discussed specific security guarantees for Ukraine and reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to support the country.
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- Security guarantees for Ukraine are a key obstacle to ending Russia's war.
- Trump met Putin in Alaska and discussed reducing nuclear arsenals after the war.
- Trump said Putin refuses to meet Zelenskiy because he personally dislikes him.
Trump also said that during his August 15 meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, the two leaders discussed limiting the size of their countries' massive nuclear arsenal once the Ukraine crisis is resolved.
"We would like to denuclearize. It's too much power, and we talked about that also. That's part of it, but we have to get the war over with," Trump told reporters gathered in the Oval Office.
Asked why Putin appears reluctant to sit down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Trump replied, "Because he doesn't like him."
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