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Defense Minister Pete Hegseth said reporters on Friday that “the reality of the US troops in Ukraine was unlikely”, but insisted that there was “no daylight” between himself and Vice President Jd vance.
In a bilateral press conference with the Polish deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Hegseth touched the opportunity to go to Ukraine. At first he seemed to close the idea, but then he didn’t seem to completely take her off the table.
Hegseth added that “he would never insert restrictions on what the President of the United States would be willing to negotiate with the sovereign leaders of Russia and Ukraine”.
Defense Minister Pete Hegseth, after a bilateral session in the Department of Defense, stops a press release on February 14, 2025 in Warsaw. (Omar Marques/Getty Images)
On Thursday in an exclusive interview with The Wall Street JournalVance reported that the opportunity to send us troops to Ukraine remained “on the table”.
Vance also informed the outlet that the USA could use “economic instruments” or “military instruments” against Russia to end the almost three -year war. The Vice President said that President Donald Trump wish “a productive negotiation” with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin. He also teased a deal that “would shock many people”.
Vance is in Germany for the Munich Security Conference, where he will meet with Zelenskyy.
In contrast to what Hegseth from Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels announced at the beginning of this week, the vice president’s statements seem to be the statements of the Vice President. In his opening speeches to the group, Hegseth said instead of admitting instead of admitting Ukraine to NATOSecurity guarantees for the country are supported by “capable European and non -European troops”. However, he also seemed to completely rule out the possibility of us troops
“To be clear, it is not used as part of a security guarantee in US troops in Ukraine,” he said.
Defense Minister Pete Hegseth delivers comments on February 5 in Arlington, VA, during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Pentagon. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The former US ambassador to NATO predicts in front of Ukraine
At the Munich Security Conference, Roger Wicker, Chairman of the Senate, said R-MS.
“Everyone knows … and the people in the administration know that before their first meeting they will not say what they will agree and what they will not agree to,” said Sen. Wicker to politico and classified Hegseth’s comments as a “rookie error “.
President Donald Trump (center), Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right). (Alessandro Bremec/Nurphoto via Getty Images | Participant/Getty Images | Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Trump spoke for a long time to end the war between Ukraine and Russia, and often claimed that he had not started if he had been in the oval office.
On Wednesday, Announced Trump In a “lengthy and highly productive” phone call, Putin agreed that they “immediately” begin the negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
Trump said he asked State Secretary Marco Rubio, director of the Cia John Ratcliffe, the national security consultant Michael Waltz and ambassador and special representative Steve Witkoff to conduct negotiations.
