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

Summary

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that restoring Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is “unrealistic,” signaling a shift in U.S. policy toward negotiated settlements.

Speaking at NATO headquarters, he argued that pursuing full territorial recovery would prolong the war and emphasized the need for security guarantees without NATO membership or U.S. troops in Ukraine.

Hegseth outlined Trump’s approach of reducing Russian war funding through increased U.S. energy production while shifting more military support responsibility to Europe.

  • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    I honestly wouldn’t have completely counted on the US before that either. Countries don’t have friends and they all only work for themselves.

    While there are groups that are often going in the same direction, you can’t just count on others. Each deal is unique, and each treaty can be broken at any time. The US move when it’s in their interest to do so. But should their local political situation be tense, or if there’s nothing to gain, it’s much less obvious IMO. And of course, at the moment, it’s quite likely that most treaties will just be put to the shredder.