NATO membership for Ukraine is unrealistic, newly appointed U.S. defense chief says
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that NATO membership for Ukraine was unrealistic and suggested Kyiv should abandon hopes of winning all its territory back from Russia.
US defense chief Hegseth says return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders not realistic
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.
US defense chief says NATO membership for Ukraine is unrealistic
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says NATO membership for Ukraine is unrealistic and in sweeping remarks suggested Kyiv should abandon hopes of winning all its territory back from Russia
Hegseth calls Ukraine’s return to old borders ‘unrealistic’
The Defense secretary's comments at NATO headquarters signal the Trump administration will support stopping Russian efforts in Ukraine — with caveats.
Hegseth tells Europe a return to Ukraine's pre-Russia invasion borders is 'unrealistic'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a group of European leaders that restoring Ukraine's pre-2014 borders was an 'illusionary goal.'
The Latest: Hegseth says Ukraine must abandon hope of restoring pre-war borders
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a major shift in U.S. policy on Ukraine: The way forward, he told allies in Brussels, is to abandon the “illusory goal” of a return to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders and prepare for a negotiated settlement with Russia,
Hegseth Says Return to Ukraine’s Pre-War Borders is ‘Unrealistic’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during his first trip to Europe as Pentagon chief that the U.S. does not believe Ukraine’s membership to NATO “is a realistic outcome.”
NATO Membership for Ukraine Not Realistic, Says Hegseth
A peace deal for Ukraine that allows for eventual NATO membership is not a realistic outcome, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. At a meeting of defense ministers today in Brussels, Hegseth also said that US troops won’t be deployed to Ukraine as any part of security guarantees and that it’s not feasible to return Ukraine to its pre-2014 borders,
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US defense chief calls NATO membership for Ukraine ‘unrealistic,’ signaling a significant shift in support for Kyiv
Hegseth suggests way forward for Ukraine is for the country to abandon hopes of a return to its pre-2014 borders.
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