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We have to get used to any kind of statements. Our position has always remained unchanged. We want to be a NATO country. We will be a NATO country,
We're maintaining our defence potential and we're capable of doing so. We have our own priorities and we draw all conclusions together with our people,
We, as a NATO alliance, to which he also gave the firmest possible continuing commitment, have always been clear that Ukraine's rightful place is in NATO.
We did more on Ukraine and will do more, we did more on defence spending and will do more.
Our message is clear: The bloodshed must stop and this war must end,
Hegseth said in an address to the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, which includes all 32 members of NATO as well as other backers of Kyiv Hegseth has said very clearly today that from now onwards, the Europeans have to understand that given the stark geopolitical developments globally, the Americans won’t be primarily focused on Europe’s security,
As we both agreed, we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the war with Russia/Ukraine,
Trump said in a social media post, We will only end this devastating war – and establish a durable peace – by coupling allied strength with a realistic assessment of the battlefield.”
[It ... It was] a departure from what NATO and the Europeans were looking forward to hearing from the Americans today,
The U.S. is prioritizing deterring war with China in the Pacific, recognizing the reality of scarcity, and making the resourcing tradeoffs to ensure deterrence does not fail. As the United States shifts its attention to these threats, European allies must lead from the front,
I'm also here today to directly and unambiguously express that stark strategic realities prevent the United States from being the primary guarantor of security in Europe,
The United States remains committed to the NATO alliance and to partnership with Europe,
Members of this [Ukraine] contact group must meet the moment,
Hegseth said to the assembled group of about 50 member countries that have provided $126 billion worth of weapons and military assistance to Ukraine since Russia's 2022 invasion If these troops are deployed as peacekeepers to Ukraine at any point, they should be deployed as part of a non-NATO mission, and they should not be covered under Article 5,
he said, referring to the alliance's mutual defense clause We live in fiscally constrained times,
Hegseth said, and need to be responsible with taxpayer money The new security secretary should simply start by coming to Ukraine and getting acquainted with the Ukrainian Armed Forces,
The United States will no longer tolerate an imbalanced relationship which encourages dependence, rather our relationship will prioritize empowering Europe to own responsibility for its own security,
We also face a peer competitor in the Communist Chinese” able to threaten the American mainland and “core national interests in the Indo-Pacific”.
At the same time, he added Part of this is speaking frankly with your people about how this threat can only be met by spending more on defense,
he said, urging attendees to donate more ammunition and equipment to Ukraine and expand their defense industrial bases President Trump has been clear with the American people and with many of your leaders that stopping the fighting and reaching an enduring peace is a top priority. He intends to end this war by diplomacy and bringing both Russia and Ukraine to the table,
Hegseth said at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting in Brussels
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