1 day ago · Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ruled out NATO membership for Ukraine on Wednesday and said it is “unrealistic” to expect Ukraine’s borders to revert to before the 2014 annexation of Crimea.

1 day ago · BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said NATO membership for Ukraine was unrealistic and in sweeping remarks suggested that the way forward for Ukraine was for the country to abandon hopes of a return to its pre-2014 borders and prepare for a negotiated settlement with Russia — one that should be backed up with an international force …

1 day ago · Pete Hegseth tells NATO that a return to Ukraine's 2014 borders is 'unrealistic' Speaking at a NATO meeting in Belgium, the defense secretary said the U.S. would no longer tolerate an imbalanced ...

1 day ago · The U.S. defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, center, with Britain’s defense chief of staff, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, right, and Germany’s defense minister, Boris Pistorius, at a meeting of the ...

1 day ago · U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia must include security guarantees for Ukraine, but that they "should not be provided through NATO membership ...

1 day ago · BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that NATO membership for Ukraine was unrealistic and in sweeping remarks suggested that the country should abandon hopes of returning to its pre-2014 borders and prepare for a negotiated settlement with Russia that would be backed up by international troops.

1 day ago · Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered opening remarks at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels. ... the United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a ...

1 day ago · United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact group at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.

Jan 30, 2025 · Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte held an introductory call to discuss their shared commitment to building a stronger, more lethal NATO Alliance.

1 day ago · United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, left, walks with Britain's Defense Secretary John Healey prior to a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a NATO defense ministers meeting at NATO ...