In his first trip abroad, the new U.S. defense secretary told allies, including NATO officials, that a durable peace could ...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a group of European leaders that restoring Ukraine's pre-2014 borders was an 'illusionary ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said a return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders was unrealistic and the Trump administration ...

The defense secretary's remarks further demonstrated the Trump administration's belief that Ukraine will have to cede ...

Defense Secretary Hegseth said it was “unrealistic” to aim for a return to Ukraine’s borders as they were before 2014, when ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a major shift in U.S. policy on Ukraine: The way forward, he told allies in ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Ukraine returning to pre-2014 borders, accession to NATO is 'unrealistic' “It’s nuttier ...

Hegseth also said Wednesday that Ukraine returning to its prewar borders—before Russia annexed Crimea in 2014—would be ...

Two percent is a start, as President Trump has said, but it’s not enough, nor is 3%, nor is 4% — more like 5%,” the defense ...

In his first big turn on the world stage, the defense secretary has already been forced to offer a major walk-back.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said there’s “no betrayal” in the U.S. position on ending the war in Ukraine, as the Trump ...