Deputy Head of Ukrainian President's Office Pavlo Palisa speaks with Reuters, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 8, 2025. REUTERS/Anna Voitenko/File Photo
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine has told the U.S. that accepting curbs on the size of its armed forces or on its military's overall readiness would be a red line, a senior Ukrainian official said, as Donald Trump strives to negotiate an end to the war with Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he wants the size of Ukraine's army to be limited. He has also said Kyiv must drop its ambitions to join NATO and that Moscow must control the entirety of four Ukrainian regions it claims as its own.
