Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will not attend a Wednesday meeting of 50 defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels that has been critical to coordinating military aid for Ukraine, marking ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will not attend Wednesday’s NATO meeting in Brussels of 50 top defense officials concerning military aid for Ukraine. The meeting comes as the war in Ukraine ...

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 ...

WATCH: Hegseth denies U.S. is betraying Ukraine at meeting of NATO defense ministers Politics Updated on Feb 13, 2025 5:09 PM EDT — Published on Feb 13, 2025 10:51 AM EDT ...

At a NATO headquarters meeting on Feb. 12, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth labeled Ukraine’s aims to recover lost territory and join NATO unrealistic.

Hegseth’s remarks in Brussels capped a meeting of NATO defense ministers, who spent the day contemplating a response to efforts by Trump to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table.

Mr. Hegseth’s comments, at the opening of a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group — more than 50 nations, including all 32 NATO member states — will not come as a great surprise.

Hegseth’s absence appears to signal further softening of the Trump administration’s relationship with Europe, and Ukraine. Hegseth will be in Brussels for Thursday's meeting of NATO defense ...

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 ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will not attend Wednesday’s NATO meeting in Brussels of 50 top defense officials concerning military aid for Ukraine. The meeting comes as the war in Ukraine ...