Trump says Putin will accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was ready to accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine in a potential breakthrough that could help end the Kremlin's war of aggression.

Trump made clear that he expected Europe to bear the brunt of any security assurances in a potential cease-fire.

Macron was open to this idea. He said France had liaised with other European countries, particularly Britain, on a potential framework for acting as peacekeepers, but without putting soldiers on the front lines.

Despite their disagreements, the American and French presidents displayed a camaraderie that, at least temporarily, had the potential to quell fears of a rift between the two men over Ukraine policy.

Some tension, however, broke through – in their body language, over whether Europe’s aid to Ukraine was in fact a loan and whether Kyiv needed to reimburse its benefactors.