Hegseth rules out NATO membership for Ukraine

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The US Defense Secretary suggested the way forward for Ukraine is to abandon hopes of a return to its pre-2014 borders.
Hegseth calls Ukraine’s peace goals ‘unrealistic’ in meeting with allies
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said any peace deal must come with international oversight of the boundary between Russian and Ukrainian forces and no NATO membership for Ukraine.
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.
Full Ukrainian liberation from Russia 'unrealistic,' Hegseth tells allies
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his government in Kyiv have demanded full territorial liberation per the country's internationally-recognized 1991 borders. Among Ukraine's other demands are binding Western security guarantees, ideally in the form of full NATO membership and Article 5 protection.
Hegseth tells NATO that a return to Ukraine's 2014 borders is 'unrealistic'
Defense Secretary Hegseth said it was “unrealistic” to aim for a return to Ukraine’s borders as they were before 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea.

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