Hegseth Says Return to Ukraine’s Pre-2014 Borders Is ‘Unrealistic’
In his first trip abroad, the new U.S. defense secretary told allies, including NATO officials, that a durable peace could only come “with a realistic assessment of the battlefield.”
Full Ukrainian liberation from Russia 'unrealistic,' Hegseth tells allies
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his government in Kyiv have demanded full territorial liberation -- whether by military or diplomatic means -- per the country's internationally-recognized 1991 borders. Among Ukraine's other demands are binding Western security guarantees, ideally in the form of full NATO membership and Article Five protection.
The Latest: Hegseth says Ukraine must abandon hope of restoring pre-war borders
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a major shift in U.S. policy on Ukraine: The way forward, he told allies in Brussels, is to abandon the “illusory goal” of a return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders and prepare for a negotiated
Ukraine’s Borders in Maps: Pre-2014 Invasion to Now
Ukraine’s government wants to restore the country’s frontier to where it was before Russia launched its first invasion more than a decade ago. The U.S. defense secretary said that was “unrealistic.”
Hegseth says Ukraine cannot expect return to old borders, NATO membership
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said a return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders was unrealistic and the Trump administration does not see NATO membership for Kyiv as part of a solution to the war triggered by Russia's invasion.
Ukraine in maps: Tracking the war with Russia
How are Russia and Ukraine placed after three years of fighting and with Donald Trump suggesting talks on ending the war ...
'Kate from Kharkiv' posts dark messages on sleepless nights: 'It's not another life, a virtual one, it's mine'
Kateryna Bohuslavska shares her daily life on social media, as a resident of Ukraine's second-largest city, close to the ...
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Ukrainian tortured, starved and sentenced to 11 years for trying to rescue his mother from Kharkiv oblast war zone
Update 29-year-old Ivan Zabavsky has managed to pass on a note in which he spoke of the torture he has endured during the ten ...
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Life underground: Kharkiv in wartime
The war in Ukraine has changed everything for the people of Kharkiv, near the Russian border. Some aspects of life have been forced underground. The Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has been under ...
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Trump Gives Peace a Chance in Ukraine
As we approach the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a monumental shift is taking place that might just ...
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6 injured in Russian airstrike on Kharkiv Oblast village, including child
A 12-year-old boy was among the injured. Three of the victims have been hospitalized, while the others were provided medical ...
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As Trump era begins, Ukrainians are exhausted by war
Ukrainians fear forced concessions after brutal combat Uncertainty over U.S. weapon supply under Trump Ukrainian morale eroded by years of assaults KHARKIV ... ahead in their war with Russia ...
Russian Commander Behind Deadly Strike on Ukraine Funeral Killed in Blast
A Russian officer who commanded a unit that fired a missile which killed dozens of people at a memorial service, has died of injuries from a bomb blast, Ukrainian military intelligence has said.
Ukraine war latest: Kyiv denies reports that North Korean soldiers have not been seen in Kursk Oblast for weeks
Nearly 8,000 North Korean soldiers still fighting in Kursk Oblast, Budanov says Ukraine's strike on Russian command center in ...
Vance warns Russia of possible sanctions if it refuses peace deal with Ukraine
Vice President Vance warned Russia of possible sanctions, or military action, if a peace deal isn't made with Ukraine.