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 ...

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

The clarification appeared designed to address the backlash ignited by his remarks as President Trump pursues negotiations to ...

Donald Trump backed up Pete Hegseth's statements on Ukraine not joining NATO after being asked whether he told Hegseth to ...

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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday responded to global blowback to his comments this week that Ukraine should not ...

After promising to quickly resolve the war in Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump and his top officials’ actions on Feb. 12 ...

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

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte briefed reporters on Thursday following a NATO ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday flatly ruled out the possibility of dispatching US troops to Ukraine to fend off ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said any deal must come with international oversight between Russian and Ukrainian forces, and ...

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