The deployment of European troops could provide security guarantees to Ukraine and play to Trump’s insistence that Europe carry more weight on defense.

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Wednesday called for “security guarantees” from European allies and a “united” position to strengthen Ukraine. The Ukrainian president is calling for more air defenses and weapons in the face of a wave of Russian attacks on civilian targets and infrastructure.

Russia's president says he should've prepared more before launching his country's full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Russia should have launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a year-end news conference Thursday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he’ll reinforce his push for security guarantees at a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and several European leaders in Brussels.

Mark Rutte, the head of NATO, met with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and other European leaders at Mr. Rutte’s residence in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss the deteriorating situation in the war with Russia and how Europe can offer more support to Kyiv.