“Returning to Ukraine’s pre -2014 border is an unrealistic goal,” The US Defense Minister said today Pitt Hegsheth During a meeting of the Ukrainian contact defense team at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
The US Secretary of Defense also stressed that Washington does not see Ukraine integration into NATO as part of a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine while ruled out the development of US troops in Ukraine under any future security arrangements.
He also said that the European Member States of the Alliance would grant the “overwhelming” share of future aid in Ukraine.
Hegschez, who was appointed Minister of Defense after Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency in January, said at the meeting of more than 40 countries allied with Ukraine: “We want, like you, a sovereign and prosperous Ukraine. But we must begin by recognizing that returning to Ukraine’s border before 2014 is an unrealistic goal. Hunting this delusional goal will extend the war and cause more suffering. “
Russia annexed the Black Sea Peninsula of Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014 and then supported the pro -Russian separatists in an armed uprising against the forces of Kiev in Eastern Ukraine.
Moscow is currently controlling about one fifth of Ukraine, mainly in the east and south.
Hegschez said any constant peace should include “Strong security guarantees to ensure that war does not start again.”
However, he said that “The United States does not believe that Ukraine’s integration into NATO is a realistic result of a negotiating settlement.”
On the contrary, security guarantees should be supported by ‘A capable European and non -troops. “
“If these troops are developed as peace in Ukraine at any point, they should be developed as part of a mission other than NATO and should not be covered by Article 5”, He said, referring to the alliance’s mutual defense clause.
Trump has steadily said that his priority is to end the war, which began with Russia’s complete invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. He has also criticized US spending for military assistance to Kiev.
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