U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that 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.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says NATO membership for Ukraine is unrealistic. In sweeping remarks Wednesday, Hegseth suggests that the way forward for Ukraine is for the country to abandon hope

Hegseth suggests way forward for Ukraine is for the country to abandon hopes of a return to its pre-2014 borders.

EU foreign ministers are meeting in Paris to discuss the war in Ukraine, as momentum builds over potential peace talks. Meanwhile, the US defense secretary said a return to pre-2014 Ukrainian territory is not realistic.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday said a return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders is "unrealistic." He also cast doubt on Ukraine's NATO membership prospects and suggested that Kyiv should consider a negotiated settlement with Russia backed by an international peacekeeping force.

US defense chief Hegseth calls return to Ukraine’s original borders ‘unrealistic’ - Around 50 countries have collectively provided Ukraine more than $126 billion in weapon

The US administration does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday. Hegseth told a gathering of the so-called Ukraine Defence Contact Group that reaching peace in Ukraine was a "top priority" for US President Donald Trump.