Hegseth Says Return to Ukraine’s Pre-War Borders Is ‘Unrealistic’
In his first trip abroad, the new U.S. defense secretary told Ukrainian and NATO officials that a durable peace could only come ‘with a realistic assessment of the battlefield.’
Ukraine's Peace Goals 'Unrealistic,' U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth Says
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday said Washington would not send peacekeepers to Ukraine as part of post-war security guarantees for Kyiv and dismissed the goal of restoring Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders as “unrealistic.
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 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 says return to Ukraine's 2014 borders 'unrealistic'
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said it is "unrealistic" to expect Ukraine to return to its pre-2014 borders, when Russia first took control of Crimea. Speaking at a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group in Brussels,
Hegseth rules out NATO membership for Ukraine and says returning to 2014 borders is ‘unrealistic’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ruled out NATO membership for Ukraine on Wednesday and said it is “unrealistic” to expect Ukraine’s borders to revert to before the 2014 annexation of Crimea.
Ukraine regaining pre-2014 borders is 'unrealistic objective,' Hegseth says in first NATO visit
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said "returning to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective" during his first visit to NATO headquarters.
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin not preparing for peace, warns Zelensky after Kyiv ballistic missile attack
Putin not preparing for peace, warns Zelensky after Kyiv ballistic missile attack - The ballistic missile attack on Kyiv ...
Trump wants China to play a role in peace in Ukraine. Is Xi Jinping willing to help?
As the war in Ukraine grinds toward its fourth year, US President Donald Trump has made clear which world leader he thinks ...
Ukraine and Russia trade long-range attacks as officials probe possibilities for peace
Officials say Russian forces have targeted Ukraine’s energy and gas infrastructure in a “massive” nighttime missile attack, ...
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Beyond the Absence of War: Rethinking Peace as a Way of Life.
The White-West notion of peace is largely associated with the absence of war. Even the origins of the peace symbol stem from ...
Trump pushes for quick end to Ukraine war, but much could go very wrong
Like an object floating upwards yet still underwater, the bare, vague bones of a peace plan for Ukraine are taking shape.
South Sudan’s deputy president threatens to leave fragile peace agreement over fired officials
South Sudan’s deputy president is threatening to immediately withdraw from a fragile peace agreement with the president over a government reshuffle that saw the removal of multiple senior officials ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin wants Putin’s demands met for peace talks as Trump envoy to visit Kyiv
Deputy foreign minister Mikhail Galuzin told the RIA state news agency: "It is important that words be backed up by practical steps that take into account Russia's legitimate interests, demonstrating ...
Zelensky floats giving up Ukraine-held Kursk in territory swap with Putin during peace negotiations
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky floated the possibility of exchanging its seized territories in Russia’s Kursk region ...