Defense Secretary Hegseth suggests Ukraine’s insistence on return to prewar borders is unrealistic
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Pete Hegseth said NATO membership for Ukraine is unrealistic and that it should prepare for a negotiated settlement with Russia that should be backed up with an international military force.
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Hegseth told a meeting of Ukraine-supporting defense officials in Brussels that 'chasing this illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering.'
Pete Hegseth said NATO membership for Ukraine is unrealistic and that it should prepare for a negotiated settlement with Russia that should be backed up with an international military force.
In his first trip abroad, the new U.S. defense secretary told Ukrainian and NATO officials that a durable peace could only come ‘with a realistic assessment of the battlefield.’
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said during his visit that "start strategic realities" prevent the U.S. from "being primarily focused on the security of Europe."
New US defense chief Pete Hegseth has told a NATO meeting that a return to territory held by Ukraine before 2014 is an "unrealistic objective." Meanwhile, Germany's top diplomat is in Paris to discuss the war.
The defense secretary's remarks further demonstrated the Trump administration's belief that Ukraine will have to cede territory to negotiate an end to the war.
BRUSSELS >> Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said a return to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders was unrealistic and the Trump administration does not see NATO membership for Kyiv as part of a solution to the war triggered by Russia’s invasion.
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