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Trump Won't Send US Troops to Ukraine: Analyst

© AP Photo / Julia Demaree NikhinsonPresident Donald Trump greets Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington
President Donald Trump greets Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 19.08.2025
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“Trump has no interest in sending US troops to fight and die in Ukraine,” EMP Task Force scholar and former Pentagon officer David Pyne told Sputnik.
According to Pyne, Zelensky will keep rejecting a peace deal “until Trump employs a maximum pressure campaign against Kiev and threatens to cut off all US security assistance — potentially including Starlink access.”
“If Trump does not pressure Zelensky sufficiently, the war will continue until Ukraine’s military collapses and Russian troops advance to the Dnepr River,” Pyne concluded.
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