US EditionHegseth will skip a meeting on organizing military aid to Ukraine in a first for the US
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will skip the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting on Wednesday in Brussels, marking the first absence since its creation in 2022.
- Hegseth's absence follows his step back from leadership and a shift in U.S. Policy to reduce new military aid amid broader repositioning of troops from Europe to the Indo-Pacific.
- The group, founded by Lloyd Austin to coordinate aid from more than 50 nations that have provided $126 billion in military assistance, is now chaired by Germany and the United Kingdom.
- A high-level Ukrainian team, headed by Economy Minister and First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, is in Washington to discuss defense, sanctions, and postwar recovery, while French President Macron cautions that prioritizing tensions with China could lead to neglecting support for Ukraine.
- Hegseth’s withdrawal and U.S. Distancing from Ukraine signal concerns among NATO allies and imply potential consequences for U.S. Credibility in deterring future conflicts.
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Western defence officials met on Wednesday to discuss military support for Ukraine, but the head of the American Pentagon did not attend the conference.
For the first time, the US government has skipped a meeting of the core group that governs Western military support for Ukraine. The US defense secretary's absence from NATO headquarters comes at a critical time and increases pressure on Europe.
Ukraine military aid meeting in Brussels proceeds without US
The expanded NATO group is holding a summit in Brussels this Wednesday regarding military aid to Ukraine, but for the first time since these meetings began in 2022, the United States is absent, as analyzed by FRANCE 24's Dave Keating from Brussels.
The U.S. will not be present at the meeting that brings together half a hundred allies from the invaded country. It is the first time in three years that the Secretary of Defense does not participate in the meeting of the Defence Group of Ukraine. An initiative created by Washington to coordinate aid in defense to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Since 2022, members have allocated almost 116 billion euros to military supplies. Sources from the Washin…
8.45 Without the US, allies gather to arm UkraineHigh officials from nearly 50 nations gathered on Wednesday to gather more weapons and ammunition for Ukraine without the participation of Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, although the group was created by his predecessor Lloyd Austin after Russia launched a total war against Ukraine in 2022. UK, who will chair the meeting of the Defense Contact Group, said it plans to multiply the production of dron…
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