Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth raised eyebrows on Thursday when he walked back some of his comments on Ukraine from the day prior, specifically ruling out Ukraine joining NATO.
Nick Schifrin, PBS’s foreign affairs and defense correspondent, reported on Hegseth’s comments during a presser at the NATO summit in Brussels. Schifrin wrote on X, “BREAKING: @SecDef walks back his statement yesterday that a negotiated settlement is not likely to end with Ukraine in NATO.” He then quoted Hegseth, a former Fox News morning show host, saying:
These negotiations are led by Donald Trump. Everything is on the table. In his conversations with Vladimir Putin and Zelensky, what he decides to allow or not allow, is at the purview of the leader of the free world–President Trump. So I’m not going to stand at this podium and declare what President Trump will do or won’t do, what will be in or what will be out, what concessions will be made or what concessions are not made.
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