U.S. defense officials have told their European counterparts that Washington could provide Ukraine with intelligence assets, command infrastructure, and critical systems for ensuring air security as part of future security guarantees, the Financial Times reports, citing informed sources.

The outlet notes that this marks a “major shift” in the White House’s stance. According to the sources, Trump believes that securing a ceasefire in Ukraine — something he sees as a potential path to a Nobel Prize — will require some level of U.S. involvement in guaranteeing long-term peace. They also noted that Europe’s pledge to increase defense spending to 5 percent of GDP has helped restore credibility with Washington.

A preliminary draft of possible security guarantees could be presented “soon,” the sources said. However, it remains unclear which European countries would agree to send troops — or whether Putin would accept such a plan. The Kremlin has repeatedly stated that the presence of Western troops in Ukraine is unacceptable.

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