European and Ukrainian officials call the idea ludicrous, showing the large gaps in peace negotiations.

Ahead of a meeting with President Trump, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine noted that Russia’s 2014 seizure of Ukrainian land became “a springboard for a new attack.”

Russia seems unlikely to agree to Western troops in Ukraine as part of any deal to end the war.

European and Ukrainian officials call the idea ludicrous, showing the large gaps in peace negotiations.

The secretary of state and national security adviser will meet with European counterparts on Thursday in an effort to advance a peace process that so far has gotten little…