The clarification appeared designed to address the backlash ignited by his remarks as President Trump pursues negotiations to ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said of potential negotiations to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine that "everything ...

Hegseth also said Wednesday that Ukraine returning to its prewar borders—before Russia annexed Crimea in 2014—would be ...

Obama officials and Trump critics spoke harshly of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after he took returning Ukraine to its ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday responded to global blowback to his comments this week that Ukraine should not ...

The call has raised concerns among some European leaders that Ukraine could effectively be sidelined in any peace ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday brushed off European complaints that President Trump’s surprise one-on-one ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said there’s “no betrayal” in the U.S. position on ending the war in Ukraine, as the Trump ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bluntly protested against the U.S. and Russia negotiating over Ukraine's head, after ...

Two percent is a start, as President Trump has said, but it’s not enough, nor is 3%, nor is 4% — more like 5%,” the defense ...

The first was a speech from Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth at the 50-nation meeting of the Ukraine-defense-support group.

Hegseth urged NATO allies to bolster their defense spending from 2% to 5% of their GDP, noting that the U.S. is attempting to ...