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.
Oh come on, if you’re going to shake UA down for 500B in rare earths the least you can do is a li’l reacharound while fucking them in the ass. Stay classy.
You’d think Zekensky would give him that amount in relation to the amount of land liberated.