On February 13th, US Defense Secretary Hergeseth said in Brussels, Belgium that restoring Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is “unrealistic” and the US does not believe that Ukraine’s future security should be guaranteed through its accession to NATO. The meeting of the “Ukrainian Defense Liaison Organization” was held at NATO headquarters on the same day, with representatives from more than 40 countries including Ukraine and NATO member states in attendance. Hegsas, who represented the United States for the first time at the conference, said that restoring Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is an “unrealistic” goal, and being obsessed with this “illusory” goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering. Hegeses said that the United States does not believe that Ukraine’s accession to NATO is a “realistic result” of negotiating a settlement of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Any lasting peace agreement must include strong security guarantees to ensure that war does not break out again, and European armies should be the main force in ensuring post-war Ukraine’s security, with no involvement from the US military.
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