Russia has ruled out the presence of any peacekeeping forces in Ukraine after the war, with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stating that such an idea is "out of the question." Lavrov also mentioned that the U.S. never consulted Russia regarding peacekeepers in Ukraine. This stands in direct contradiction to U.S. President Donald Trump's recent claim that he had "specifically asked" Russian President Vladimir Putin about peacekeepers, and that Putin was "okay with the idea."