The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are ...

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

Hegseth also said Wednesday that Ukraine returning to its prewar borders—before Russia annexed Crimea in 2014—would be ...

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

Hegseth seems to have given up two main points to Russian President Vladimir Putin, including a key piece of leverage in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said restoring Ukraine's borders to what they were before Russia's invasions and admitting the war-torn country to NATO is unrealistic. "We want, like you ...

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

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 ...