Overview
- At an Oval Office meeting on January 30, 2025, Vice President JD Vance proposed using non‑NATO troops such as India or Saudi Arabia to oversee a ceasefire and President Trump responded, “The Indians won’t do that. They won’t pay for something like that,” according to Regime Change.
- Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg presented an “America First” peace plan that urged Kyiv to refrain from retaking occupied territory by force and proposed European contingents to monitor any ceasefire.
- Senior officials present included Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, as described in the book.
- The Indian government says it seeks a negotiated end to the fighting and there is no public evidence that Washington formally asked India to send troops or that India agreed to deploy forces to Ukraine.
- The book, published June 23, 2026 by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, has prompted renewed scrutiny of how the White House shaped early Ukraine policy and could prompt questions about U.S. outreach to partners and the role of non‑NATO peacekeepers.