Hegseth to skip Ukraine meeting at NATO headquarters The Defense secretary’s absence marks the first time in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group’s history that a Pentagon chief misses the ...

In a first for the US, the Pentagon chief will not attend a meeting of the group orchestrating military support to Ukraine, a ...

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As the AP notes, Hegseth’s absence from the meeting is “the latest in a series ... It includes representatives from more than 50 countries, including all NATO members and most E.U. states.

His absence is the latest in a series of steps that Washington has taken to distance itself from Ukraine's efforts to repel Russia's full-scale invasion, which began on Feb. 24, 2022.

Hegseth took advantage of this absence and delivered the Trump administration ... domestic product (GDP)— the new spending goal for NATO members in Europe. Pentagon policy chief Elbridge ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth won’t attend a Wednesday meeting of 50 defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels that has been critical to coordinating military aid for Ukraine, marking ...

Hegseth’s office cited scheduling concerns as the reason for his absence from the meeting, though the defense secretary will be in Brussels on Thursday for a different NATO meeting.