Trump’s Air Power Pact: Ukraine’s No-Boots Balancing Act

In an epic diplomatic tango, US, Ukrainian, and European officials are drafting 'security guarantees' for Ukraine involving US air support but, notably, 'no U.S. boots on the ground,' says President Trump, who also predicts Putin might accept the deal, though the Kremlin "categorically" rejects NATO troops entering Ukraine. Amid talks led by Marco Rubio and mixed signals from Zelensky willing to discuss territorial concessions, we await a 'realistic' direct Putin-Zelensky summit—no date yet! It’s like the world’s most confusing group project — everyone's trying to help, but no one wants to show up physically!

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Source: Axios | Published: 8/19/2025 | Author: Barak Ravid