The engagement is just the latest turn in dramatically shifting US-Russia relations as Trump has made quickly ending the conflict a top priority, even at the expense of straining ties with longtime American allies who want Putin to pay a price for the invasion.

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) warns that the current front line does not provide Ukraine with sufficient strategic depth to defend against Russian attacks. The American think tank, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW),

Russia has sharply escalated its rhetoric against the West’s growing interest in deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, warning that any such presence would be treated as direct involvement in the conflict — with what it ominously called “all the consequences” for participating countries.