NATO Military Leader Discusses Conflict In Ukraine In Today's Meeting

JAKARTA - Military leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are expected to discuss the conflict situation in Ukraine and the next steps in Wednesday's meeting, US and NATO officials said, while Washington and European countries are preparing details about what security guarantees Kyiv will look like.

Ukraine and its European allies have been backed by US President Donald Trump's pledge at a summit on Monday about security guarantees to help end the war, but there are still many unanswered questions.

When military planners began drafting options, President Trump ruled out the possibility of sending US troops to Ukraine, but said Washington could provide some form of air support.

US Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich, who also oversees all NATO operations in Europe, will brief defense chiefs on the results of a meeting in Alaska between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin last week.

Meanwhile, NATO military committee chairman Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone said there would be a video conference on Wednesday.

"Over and over diplomatic efforts to secure peace in Ukraine, we look forward to the latest news from (Grynkewich) about the current security situation," said Admiral Dragone on X.

Officials stressed that the meeting took place in a unique situation and was expected to discuss topics such as security guarantees.

A US official who spoke on condition of anonymity said the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Rightre was expected to attend the meeting, but the plan could change.

The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Earlier, the UK Government said what is known as a Willing Coalition, which met virtually on Tuesday, had agreed that their planning team would meet with US counterparts in the coming days to advance security guarantee plans for Ukraine.

Also on Tuesday, President Trump ruled out the deployment of American troops in Ukraine and did not provide specific details about the security guarantees he previously said Washington could offer Kyiv in any postwar settlement.

However, in the same interview with Fox News, President Trump hinted Washington could provide air support to Ukraine.

"In terms of security, (Europe) is willing to deploy ground troops, we are willing to help them in various ways, especially, maybe, if you talk about air assistance, because no one has what we have, they really don't have it," President Trump said without giving further details.

The White House said air support was an option under consideration.

"It is an option and a possibility. I certainly will not rule out anything regarding the military options the president has. I can tell you that he has definitively ruled out the possibility of deploying ground troops," White House Press Secretary Krypto Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday evening.