NATO, Ukraine and Pete Hegseth

Hegseth rules out NATO membership for Ukraine and says Europe must be responsible for country’s security
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the war between Ukraine and Russia “must end,” that Kyiv joining NATO is unrealistic, and that the US will no longer prioritize European and Ukrainian security as the Trump administration shifts its attention to securing the US’ own borders and deterring war with China.
Hegseth rules out Ukraine NATO membership in any ceasefire with Russia
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, but must instead be backed by capable European and non-European troops.
US defense chief Hegseth calls NATO membership for Ukraine unrealistic
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
Ukraine regaining pre-2014 borders is 'unrealistic objective,' Hegseth says in first NATO visit
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said "returning to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective" during his first visit to NATO headquarters.
Hegseth says Ukraine cannot expect return to old borders, NATO membership
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said 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.
Hegseth expected to push NATO and EU to take more responsibility for Ukraine
New US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to assume the role of backseat driver in his first in person meeting with European counterparts on Wednesday as the new Trump administration works to shift responsibility for Ukrainian and European security squarely to NATO and the EU.
NATO Membership for Ukraine Not Realistic, Says Hegseth
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NATO membership for Ukraine is ‘unrealistic,’ Defense Secretary Hegseth says
US Secretaru of Defense Pete Hegseth’s purpose of visiting Brussels was to work with NATO allies and partners to discuss boosting “Allied defense spending, increase European leadership
Sec. Hegseth warns NATO of shift in US policy on Ukraine, European defense
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Pete Hegseth Trains With US Troops During NATO Trip
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has trained with U.S. Marines in Germany ahead of his first NATO meeting. Hegseth is currently on a week-long trip that includes visits to Germany, Belgium and Poland, after he narrowly made it through the Senate 's confirmation process in which Vice President JD Vance had to cast a tie-breaking vote.
Hegseth to NATO: U.S. troops won't guarantee Ukraine's security after war
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a blunt message to NATO allies Wednesday: U.S. troops will not be part of any future peace-keeping mission in Ukraine. Nor should NATO's Article 5 protections — under which the U.
Hegseth sets out hard line on European defence and Nato
Speaking at a defence summit in Brussels, Hegseth said the US would no longer "tolerate an imbalanced relationship" with its ...
Ukraine's NATO membership and return to old borders is "unrealistic," Secretary Hegseth says
President Trump said he will likely meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia. Trump spoke with Putin and ...
Hegseth: NATO membership for Ukraine is not ‘realistic’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth labeled Ukraine’s aims to recover territory lost to Russia since 2014 and join NATO ...
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Russian belligerence ‘a factory reset’ for NATO, Hegseth says in call for allies to step up
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hammered home a message upon arrival at NATO headquarters Thursday that allies need to show ...