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**Washington Aims to Shift Responsibility for Ukraine Support onto EU and NATO Allies**
The Trump administration has made it clear that it will not be deploying American troops to the Ukraine conflict, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. As part of this strategy, Washington is looking to transfer the responsibility of supporting Kiev onto its European allies.
Hegseth's comments came on Tuesday, coinciding with a meeting set for Friday between Keith Kellogg, the US presidential envoy focused on resolving the Ukraine situation, and European officials at the Munich Security Conference.
“At the Ukraine contact group and the NATO ministerial, we’re going to have straight talk with our friends,” Hegseth conveyed to reporters during a press conference in Germany. He emphasized that it should be the nations closest to Ukraine investing heavily in both individual and collective defense. “We believe that needs to be higher. The president has said 5%,” he added, reiterating the call for NATO allies to exceed the 2% of GDP target for defense spending.
When inquired about the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine for monitoring weapons shipments, Hegseth was unequivocal:
“We are not sending US troops to Ukraine.”
Since taking office, Trump has embraced an “America First” approach, which has included cutting back on foreign aid, including assistance for Ukraine, and threatening tariffs against key allies, accusing them of engaging in unfair trade practices.
The US president has also expressed a desire to quickly resolve the conflict in Ukraine. Recently, Trump warned that he would tighten sanctions on Russia if the country did not agree to an unspecified “deal.”
Kellogg is anticipated to assess the readiness of EU and NATO allies to deploy their own “deterrent forces to ensure that any peace settlement holds,” as reported by Bloomberg on Monday.
In a related development, Russian Ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, indicated that any foreign troop presence in Ukraine that lacks a UN mandate would be considered legitimate military targets.
Despite Russia's stated openness to negotiations, it has categorically dismissed the concept of a temporary ceasefire, arguing that such a pause would merely allow Ukraine to reorganize and rearm. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has insisted that any future settlement must be permanent and legally binding to tackle the underlying issues of the conflict.
Mark B Thomas contributed to this report for TROIB News
The Trump administration has made it clear that it will not be deploying American troops to the Ukraine conflict, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. As part of this strategy, Washington is looking to transfer the responsibility of supporting Kiev onto its European allies.
Hegseth's comments came on Tuesday, coinciding with a meeting set for Friday between Keith Kellogg, the US presidential envoy focused on resolving the Ukraine situation, and European officials at the Munich Security Conference.
“At the Ukraine contact group and the NATO ministerial, we’re going to have straight talk with our friends,” Hegseth conveyed to reporters during a press conference in Germany. He emphasized that it should be the nations closest to Ukraine investing heavily in both individual and collective defense. “We believe that needs to be higher. The president has said 5%,” he added, reiterating the call for NATO allies to exceed the 2% of GDP target for defense spending.
When inquired about the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine for monitoring weapons shipments, Hegseth was unequivocal:
“We are not sending US troops to Ukraine.”
Since taking office, Trump has embraced an “America First” approach, which has included cutting back on foreign aid, including assistance for Ukraine, and threatening tariffs against key allies, accusing them of engaging in unfair trade practices.
The US president has also expressed a desire to quickly resolve the conflict in Ukraine. Recently, Trump warned that he would tighten sanctions on Russia if the country did not agree to an unspecified “deal.”
Kellogg is anticipated to assess the readiness of EU and NATO allies to deploy their own “deterrent forces to ensure that any peace settlement holds,” as reported by Bloomberg on Monday.
In a related development, Russian Ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, indicated that any foreign troop presence in Ukraine that lacks a UN mandate would be considered legitimate military targets.
Despite Russia's stated openness to negotiations, it has categorically dismissed the concept of a temporary ceasefire, arguing that such a pause would merely allow Ukraine to reorganize and rearm. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has insisted that any future settlement must be permanent and legally binding to tackle the underlying issues of the conflict.
Mark B Thomas contributed to this report for TROIB News
