Speaking at a NATO meeting in Belgium, the defense secretary said the U.S. would no longer tolerate an imbalanced relationship with its allies.

Summary

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that restoring Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is “unrealistic,” signaling a shift in U.S. policy toward negotiated settlements.

Speaking at NATO headquarters, he argued that pursuing full territorial recovery would prolong the war and emphasized the need for security guarantees without NATO membership or U.S. troops in Ukraine.

Hegseth outlined Trump’s approach of reducing Russian war funding through increased U.S. energy production while shifting more military support responsibility to Europe.

  • FelixCress@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    I don’t like what you said but sadly it is true - we should have invested much more in the defence and start permanent sanctions on Russia since Chechnya war.

    That doesn’t distract from the fact that Trump is a cunt working hand in hand with Putler.

    • Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      3 hours ago

      I 100% agree.

      For at least the next 4 years I would not count on the US honoring any security arrangements. Any intelligence shared with us is likely going to be passed to Russia.