US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said NATO membership for Ukraine was unrealistic and in sweeping remarks suggested that the way forward for Ukraine was for the country to abandon hopes of a return to its pre-2014 borders and prepare for a negotiated settlement with Russia 바카라 one that should be backed up with an international force of troops.
Hegseth made the comments Wednesday during the first trip to NATO and the Ukraine Defence Contact Group by a member of the new Trump administration. Allies have been waiting to hear how much continued military and financial support Washington intends to provide to Ukraine's government.
What they heard was that President Donald Trump is intent on getting Europe to assume the majority of the financial and military responsibilities for the defence of Ukraine 바카라 to include a possible peacekeeping force that would not include US troops 바카라 and that Hegseth said should not have Article Five protections if those troops end up in contact with Russian forces.
바카라Members of this contact group must meet the moment,바카라 Hegseth said to the assembled group of approximately 50 member countries who have been providing support to Ukraine since Russia's 2022 invasion. (AP) GSP
