The Illinois Democrat countered Hegseth's curious refusal to name Russia as the aggressor in the Ukraine war with his own ...

Defense Secretary Hegseth emphasized that President Trump is counting on a quick peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.

The Republican senator who salvaged Pete Hegseth’s chances of becoming President Donald Trump’s defense secretary said he was ...

The defense secretary's remarks further demonstrated the Trump administration's belief that Ukraine will have to cede territory to negotiate an end to the war.

BRUSSELS — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday called Ukraine’s desire to recover all of the territory it has lost to Russia since 2014 an “unrealistic objective,” pledging that ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says NATO membership for Ukraine is unrealistic and in sweeping remarks suggested Kyiv should abandon hopes of winning all its territory back from Russia ...

By Eric Schmitt and John Ismay Reporting from Washington Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has had a ... and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, Mr. Hegseth backpedaled, denying that either ...

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 ...

Pete Hegseth, the U.S. defense secretary, said on Wednesday at a meeting of countries supporting Ukraine. In his first meeting that included NATO and Ukrainian defense ministers, Mr. Hegseth told ...

New US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to assume ... who will chair the forum’s subsequent meetings. Hegseth spoke briefly about Ukraine during his confirmation hearing, describing ...

Speaking at a NATO meeting in Belgium, the defense secretary said the U.S. would no longer tolerate an imbalanced ...

BRUSSELS — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that NATO membership for Ukraine was unrealistic and in sweeping remarks suggested Kyiv should abandon hopes of winning all its ...