Pete Hegseth, speaking to defence ministers at a lunchtime meeting in Brussels, said Europe had to provide “the overwhelming share” of future military aid to Kyiv – and recognise that restoring Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders was unrealistic.
He also reiterated Trump’s position that “stopping the fighting and reaching an enduring peace” in Ukraine is a top priority – and that Kyiv must recognise that it cannot win back all the land occupied by Russia.
“We must start by recognising that returning to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective,” Hegseth said, sketching out an initial position for any peace negotiations with Russia.
“Chasing this illusory goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering,” he added, though this could be interpreted as effectively acknowledging the annexation of Crimea, and large parts of the Donbas by Russia.
Kyiv would only achieve peace through “robust security guarantees”, but Hegseth ruled out Nato membership for Ukraine.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...s-pete-hegseth
Zoals ik hier aleen tijdje zeg, maar de Russofoben op dit forum weigeren de voor hen keiharde realiteit te erkennen. Loosers die enorm gezichtsverlies lijden.
: cheer:
Oei, nu ga ik waarschijnlijk weer bedreigd worden door gefrustreerde mannekes.
