US Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth has expanded on his thesis that returning Ukraine's borders to people who existed earlier than 2014 isn’t a sensible objective.
Supply: European Pravda, citing Hegseth’s remarks at a press convention after a gathering of NATO defence ministers in Brussels on Thursday, 13 February
Particulars: Hegseth stated that "realism is a crucial a part of the dialog", which has not been sufficient earlier than.
"However merely stating realism, just like the borders won’t be rolled again to what all people would love them to be in 2014, isn’t a concession to Vladimir Putin.
It's a recognition of onerous energy realities on the bottom, after plenty of funding in sacrifice, first by the Ukrainians after which by allies, after which a realisation {that a} negotiated peace goes to be some kind of demarcation that neither facet needs," the US secretary of protection stated.
He additionally rejected criticism of Donald Trump's method, saying that the US president has already made concessions to Vladimir Putin.
"The arguments which have been made that by some means coming to the desk proper now’s making concessions to Vladimir Putin outright that we in any other case or that the president of the US mustn’t in any other case make… I simply reject that," Hegseth stated.
He added that Putin is prepared for talks as a result of he responds to power and sees Trump as a powerful opponent.
Background:
- On Wednesday, Trump and Vladimir Putin agreed to start out negotiations to finish the battle in Ukraine "instantly".
- After that, Trump known as Volodymyr Zelenskyy and mentioned additional contacts.
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