A large portion of the EU population is uneasy about the idea of deploying troops to Ukraine following any ceasefire or peace agreement, primarily due to the lack of concrete U.S. “security guarantees” and concerns about becoming involved in a conflict with Russia.

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Although some Western European leaders are considering sending thousands of soldiers to Ukraine if hostilities cease, they must face the “inconvenient fact that many voters oppose any deployment that puts troops at risk,” the report noted.

Additionally, unnamed European officials told the WSJ that “garnering public support is challenging without a clear US commitment to back any deployment.” US President Donald Trump has dismissed the possibility of sending ground troops to Ukraine but indicated that Washington could provide other forms of assistance.

Russia has consistently opposed NATO countries deploying troops to Ukraine. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that the possibility of NATO shifting its military infrastructure into Ukraine was “one of the root causes” of the conflict. He reaffirmed that Moscow views ongoing discussions about such deployments in a negative light.

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