Donald Trump has insisted that Vladimir Putin would “keep his word” on a peace deal for Ukraine, arguing that US workers extracting critical minerals in the country would act as a security backstop to deter Russia from invading again.

During highly anticipated talks at the White House with the prime minister, Keir Starmer, the US president said that Putin could be trusted not to breach any agreement, which could aim to return as much of the land as possible to Ukraine that was seized by Russia during the brutal three-year conflict.

But, sitting alongside Starmer in the Oval Office taking questions from journalists, Trump refused to commit to deploying US forces to support a European-led peacekeeping force, although he said the US would “always” help the British military in the unlikely event it needed it.

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    4 hours ago

    Like when Russia told Ukraine they would never invade them if Ukraine gave up their nukes?

    If you trust Russia, you’re a dumbfuck.

    Oh look, Trump trusts Russia.

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    Remember when Putin swore, in front of Macron and other EU politicians, that he was not about to invade Ukraine? “It’s just military training”…

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    Guy notorious for lying consistently is sure to keep his word this time!

    Fucking idiots.

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    10 hours ago

    Just the fact that the US is basically stealing Ukraines lunch money to make a bully stop attacking them makes the US a bully.

    But what is the other bully Russia getting out of this deal?

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      Are they even proposing a withdrawal? One bully steals Ukraines lunch money while the other steals Ukraines land and millions of people

    • lost_faith
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      Time to fix their economy and rebuild their military

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    14 hours ago

    Like he kept his word after 2014? Or 1991(OK, technically not him back then, but the state he leads)?

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    13 hours ago

    If Trump puts his signature on it that USA will pay Ukraine 500 billion in case of Russia breaking their word, sure.

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      11 hours ago

      It would have to go into escrow nobody would trust him to cough up.

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    Who cares what Trump “says”. He doesn’t remember and changes tack day to day. Zero credibility.

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      Trump: Zelensky is a Dictator

      Trump next day: Did I say that?

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        My understanding is there is not much to be leveraged. There were no guarantees, just “pinky promise we will respect your borders”