Hegseth stands by comments that Ukraine must give up land in peace deal

Feb 13, 2025 - 20:00
Hegseth stands by comments that Ukraine must give up land in peace deal
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday brushed off European complaints that President Trump's surprise one-on-one talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin amounted to a betrayal of Ukraine and stood by his comments a day earlier that it was unrealistic for Kyiv to expect a peace deal to return all the land it had lost since Russia invaded nearly three years ago.