U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that 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.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says NATO membership for Ukraine is unrealistic. In sweeping remarks Wednesday, Hegseth suggests that the way forward for Ukraine is for the country to abandon hope

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday said a return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders is "unrealistic." He also cast doubt on Ukraine's NATO membership prospects and suggested that Kyiv should consider a negotiated settlement with Russia backed by an international peacekeeping force.

Ukraine announces the arrest of a senior Intelligence official accused of "high treason" for passing information to Russia. The contenders in the Ukraine war focus their attacks on the eastern front of the country,

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said "returning to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective" during his first visit to NATO headquarters.

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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday (Feb 12) said that it was "unrealistic" to think Ukraine can return to its pre-2014 borders, stressing that "chasing this illusionary goal" will only prolong the war.

US defense chief Hegseth calls return to Ukraine’s original borders ‘unrealistic’ - Around 50 countries have collectively provided Ukraine more than $126 billion in weapon