U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the war between Ukraine and Russia 바카라 게임 웹사이트�must end,바카라 게임 웹사이트� that Kyiv joining NATO is unrealistic and that the U.S. will no longer prioritize European and Ukrainian security as the Trump administration shifts its attention to securing the U.S.바카라 게임 웹사이트� own borders and deterring war with China.In remarks before a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, Hegseth also said that European troops should be the primary force securing a post-war Ukraine바카라 게임 웹사이트�something U.S. troops will not be involved in, he added.바카라 게임 웹사이트�The United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Hegseth said. And he added that any security guarantees offered to Ukraine 바카라 게임 웹사이트�must be backed by capable European and non-European troops.바카라 게임 웹사이트�바카라 게임 웹사이트�To be clear, as part of any security guarantee, there will not be U.S. troops deployed to Ukraine,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he said.Hegseth also said that a return to Ukraine바카라 게임 웹사이트�s pre-2014 borders, before Russia invaded Crimea and eastern Ukraine, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�is an unrealistic objective.바카라 게임 웹사이트�The comments are sure to concern Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who said this week that Europe alone cannot provide meaningful security guarantees to Ukraine without American leadership.Hegseth also did not announce any new U.S. aid to Ukraine. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�We바카라 게임 웹사이트�re also here today to directly and unambiguously express that stark strategic realities prevent the United States of America from being primarily focused on the security of Europe,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he said.Hegseth바카라 게임 웹사이트�s comments did not necessarily come as a surprise to the U.S.바카라 게임 웹사이트� allies. NATO and the European Union had been bracing for the U.S. to step back significantly from the leading role it had been playing since 2022 in providing and coordinating military aid to Ukraine. That is why NATO set up its own security mechanism to help coordinate military assistance to the country.바카라 게임 웹사이트�We hear your concerns on stepping up for Ukraine, and we hear your concerns on stepping up for European security,바카라 게임 웹사이트� UK Defense Secretary John Healey said in response.And NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said earlier on Wednesday that he 바카라 게임 웹사이트�agrees바카라 게임 웹사이트� with Trump 바카라 게임 웹사이트�that we must equalize security assistance to Ukraine. But to really change the trajectory of the conflict, we need to do even more.바카라 게임 웹사이트�But the U.S. defense secretary바카라 게임 웹사이트�s comments were the clearest articulation yet of how the Trump administration intends to try to decouple itself from Europe and make the Ukraine conflict a fully European problem. It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a stark departure from the approach of the Biden administration, which made the transatlantic alliance and support for Ukraine the centerpiece of its foreign policy.Hegseth also echoed calls by President Donald Trump for allies to increase their defense spending to 5% of their GDP, instead of 2%, saying the latter is 바카라 게임 웹사이트�not enough.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Toward the end of his remarks, Hegseth emphasized that the U.S. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�remains committed to the NATO alliance and to the defense partnership with Europe. Full stop. But the United States will no longer tolerate an imbalanced relationship which encourages dependency.바카라 게임 웹사이트�