For now, it is all about showing Hegseth that the allies are ... European allies hope he may change his mind as he visits Germany, meets officials at NATO in Brussels, and visits Poland later ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has trained with U.S. Marines in Germany ahead of his first NATO meeting. Hegseth is currently on a week-long trip that includes visits to Germany, Belgium and Poland, ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that the Trump administration does not support NATO membership for Ukraine. Hegseth’s comments came during a meeting in Brussels on Ukrainian ...

BRUSSELS >> Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said 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 ...

To that end, on Thursday at a NATO defense ministers meeting, Hegseth is expected to urge members to increase their defense spending to 5% of their respective GDPs and ramp up their defense ...

Brussels (CNN) — US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the war between Ukraine and Russia “must end,” that Kyiv joining NATO is unrealistic and that the US will no ...

Throughout his trip, the Pentagon chief emphasized the need for increased defense spending among NATO allies. Echoing President Trump's previous calls, Secretary Hegseth urged NATO members to ...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said European countries in the military alliance have agreed to step up their defense spending in the wake of President Donald Trump’s request that they ...

twice,” Hegseth has written in the past, adding: "NATO is a relic and should be scrapped and remade in order for freedom to be truly defended." European allies hope he may change his mind as he visits ...