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Hegseth dismisses Ukraine NATO membership as part of a deal
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says a return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders is 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.
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... In an interview with Fox News earlier this week, Trump did not appear to give full-throated support for Ukraine's future sovereignty. "They may make a deal, they may not make a deal. They may be Russian someday, or they may not be Russian someday," he said. Trump has also said the U.S. would like access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals in exchange for support. ...
"They may make a deal, they may not make a deal. They may be Russian someday, or they may not be Russian someday," he said. Trump has also said the U.S. would like access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals in exchange for support. ...
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-12 01:04 PM | Reply
Looks like Pres Trump is surrendering Ukraine to Pres Putin?
#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-12 01:05 PM | Reply
Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-12 01:05 PM | Reply
Yeppers. Trump works for Putin dontcha know??
#3 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-12 01:06 PM | Reply
Trump says he has spoken to Putin and agreed to negotiate Ukraine ceasefire www.theguardian.com
... Donald Trump has said that he and Vladimir Putin have spoken directly and agreed to begin negotiations to broker a ceasefire to the war in Ukraine. In a social media post, Trump said that held a "lengthy and highly productive phone call" with Putin and that they agreed to "have our respective teams start negotiations immediately". He also said that he and Putin had agreed to visit each other's nations. "As we both agreed, we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine," Trump wrote on TruthSocial. "President Putin even used my very strong Campaign motto of, COMMON SENSE.' We both believe very strongly in it. We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other's Nations." The US negotiating team would include the secretary of state, Marco Rubio; the director of the CIA, John Ratcliffe; the national security adviser, Michael Waltz, and the ambassador and special envoy Steve Witkoff. ...
In a social media post, Trump said that held a "lengthy and highly productive phone call" with Putin and that they agreed to "have our respective teams start negotiations immediately".
He also said that he and Putin had agreed to visit each other's nations.
"As we both agreed, we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine," Trump wrote on TruthSocial. "President Putin even used my very strong Campaign motto of, COMMON SENSE.' We both believe very strongly in it. We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other's Nations."
The US negotiating team would include the secretary of state, Marco Rubio; the director of the CIA, John Ratcliffe; the national security adviser, Michael Waltz, and the ambassador and special envoy Steve Witkoff. ...
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US no longer primarily focused' on Europe's security, says Pete Hegseth www.theguardian.com
#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-12 01:35 PM | Reply
- US no longer primarily focused' on Europe's security
America Firsters, aka Trumpers, have always been the same; they prefer to be Nazis over here than fight Nazis over there.
Here's some of them now:
www.theatlantic.com
#5 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-12 02:13 PM | Reply
Did anyone ever think NATO membership was on the table for any "deal" with Russia?
#6 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-02-12 02:52 PM | Reply
@#6 ... Did anyone ever think NATO membership was on the table for any "deal" with Russia? ...
Why was it taken off the table so early by surrender President Trump?
My view is that being a member of NATO is the main thing needed to assure Pres Putin does not invade once again to finish the job of annexing all of Ukraine. And that "finishing the job by Pres Putin" seems to be what Pres Trump is working towards.
#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-12 03:46 PM | Reply
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