US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that returning to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders was an "unrealistic objective," as he was presenting US President Donald Trump's views on Ukraine and Russia during a meeting of Ukraine's military allies at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
"Chasing this illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering. A durable peace for Ukraine must include robust security guarantees to ensure that the war will not begin again," Hegseth stated.
