Politico reported the information, citing sources familiar with the conversation.During an online meeting organized by Germany on Wednesday, August 13, U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly told European and Ukrainian leaders that the United States was ready to provide security guarantees to Ukraine.Three sources — a European diplomat, a British official, and a person informed about the conversation — said the U.S. was ready to play a role in providing Kyiv with the means to deter future Russian aggression if a ceasefire was reached. According to the person informed about the conversation, Trump said he would take on such a commitment only if these efforts were not carried out as part of NATO.Trump did not specify what he meant by security guarantees and discussed only the broader concept, the person informed about the conversation said.Trump acknowledges that American security guarantees should be part of a final settlement and sees the United States playing a role in it, a British official said.Whatever the security guarantees may be, Trump made it clear that the U.S. would not continue supplying weapons directly to Ukraine, though he would sell arms to Europe for use by Kyiv.While European and Ukrainian officials believe Trump has taken their advice into account and is seeking a ceasefire, they fear what might happen when Trump and Putin are left alone.On August 13, online talks were held in Berlin between U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and EU leaders. The meeting was aimed at aligning U.S. and European positions ahead of Trump’s summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Friday.Trump–Putin meeting: backgroundOn August 8, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine would involve some territorial exchanges.Later, the American president announced that he would meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, August 15.Before the Trump–Putin meeting, senior officials from the U.S., Ukraine, and European countries are expected to hold talks to coordinate joint positions.The media also reported that Volodymyr Zelenskyy might join the U.S. leader’s meeting with the Russian leader. However, at a briefing on August 11, Trump noted that he would meet with Putin first, and afterward, there might be a meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy, or all three together.European diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas said that Putin wants to imitate negotiations and delay sanctions at the meeting with Trump.On August 12, Zelenskyy stated that the upcoming meeting between U.S. leader Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska could only be important for bilateral relations between the two countries — they cannot make decisions regarding Ukraine.At the same time, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk commented on Trump’s words about a “territorial swaps” with Russia, emphasizing that this would be impossible even through a referendum.White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt stated that the meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will take place in Anchorage, Alaska.