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Ukraine returning to pre-2014 borders, accession to NATO is ‘unrealistic,’ Hegseth says
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0:56Now PlayingDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday it is “unrealistic” to expect Russia to return the Crimean Peninsula to Ukraine or approve Kyiv’s accession to NATO as part of a negotiated settlement to the almost three-year-old war.
“We want, like you, a sovereign and prosperous Ukraine,” Hegseth told a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels, where officials from roughly 50 nations gathered to discuss next steps to support Kyiv in its fight against Moscow. “But we must start by recognizing that returning to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective.
“Chasing this illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering,” he added.
Hegseth’s declaration marked a stark shift in US policy from the open-ended stance of the Biden administration, which had stated it would support Ukraine “as long as it takes” and argued when it came to peace discussions “nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.”
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