United States Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, said the attempt to recover Ukraine’s borders for what they were before 2014, before Russia invaded Crimea and East of the country, “is an unrealistic goal.”
Hegseth’s speech took place during a Ukraine Allies meeting at NATO headquarters, the Western Military Alliance in Brussels on Wednesday (12). This is the clearest and clearest public statement so far about the approach of the new US government to the war in Europe.
“We want, like you, a sovereign and prosperous Ukraine. But we should start by recognizing that returning to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic goal, ”said the secretary.
“Pursuing this illusory goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering,” he added.
Hegseth also stressed NATO allies that they would have to assume greater responsibility for European security.
He pointed out that “harsh strategic realities,” such as US border security issues and threats represented by China, prevent the country from being “mainly focused on European security.”
Even though Ukraine has focused on expelling all Russian soldiers from its territory for much of the war, it has increasingly recognized that it resumes its land by force is unfeasible and that diplomacy is a more realistic course of action.
The Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not immediately respond to a commentary request.
USA rejects Ukraine adhesion to NATO
Pete Hegseth also warned that the US does not see that Ukan’s adhesion to NATO is realistic.
“The United States do not believe that Ukraine’s adhesion to NATO is a realistic result of a negotiated agreement,” said Hegseth. He added that any safety guarantees offered to Ukraine “must be supported by capable European and non -European troops.”
“To be clear, as part of any security guarantee, there will be no US troops sent to Ukraine,” he said.
Change in the posture of the United States
The statements of the new US Secretary of Defense on Ukraine are a radical change in relation to the position of the Joe Biden government and many of Ukraine’s closest allies, who said they would support Kiev for a long time and emphasized the importance of integrity. Ukrainian territorial.
Speech also suggests that Ukraine would have to abandon some of its main war goals, such as ensuring protection against future attacks through NATO affiliation, in addition to the issue of territory recovery.
Although Trump government officials signaled for some time that would not support these goals, Hegseth’s comments in the face of cameras have made this position clear to the global audience.
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