- Ukraine
  location
- USA
  location (geo:U.S., geo:the United States, geo:USA, geo:United States, org:the United States, geo:US, org:U.S., org:US)
- Pete Hegseth
  person
- Donald Trump
  person

Hegseth stuns allies with blunt speech that rules out NATO membership for Ukraine

Novaya Gazeta. Europe

Novaya Gazeta. Europe

Summary

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New US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrived for his first meetings at NATO headquarters Wednesday looking to push European nations over support for Ukraine and ramping up military spending.
Hindustan Times
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The Trump administration has just sliced away key negotiating options for Ukraine, giving the invading Russians catastrophic advantage even before any so-called peace talks could begin.
The Independent
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In a blunt assessment of the new US administration's stance towards the conflict, Mr Hegseth had earlier dashed Ukraine's hopes of returning to its pre-2014 borders.
Daily Mail
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President Donald Trump — who has vowed to end the Russia-Ukraine war without detailing how — has been highly critical of European NATO members that fail to meet the alliance’s benchmark of committing 2% of GDP to defense spending.
The Moscow Times

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