Asked if the US would aid British peacekeepers if they were attacked by Russia, Mr Trump said: “I’ve always found about the British.
Asked if he could see a situation where US forces could be deployed as a backstop, the US President said: “Well, there is a backstop.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was using his trip to the White House to push for US military assets to provide surveillance, intelligence and – potentially – warplanes providing air cover to deter Vladimir Putin from launching another bid to conquer his neighbour.
Sir Keir said “we’ve always been there, backing each other up”, but Mr Trump said: “Could you take Russia by yourselves?”.
Mr Trump said he believed a peace deal would last if it was agreed: “I have confidence that if we make a deal, it’s going to hold.”.
