The Defense secretary's absence marks the first time in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group’s history that a Pentagon chief ...

In a historic first, Washington’s Pentagon chief will skip a crucial meeting of over 50 military leaders that could shape the ...

America’s Pentagon chief will not be in attendance when more than 50 other defense leaders meet this week to coordinate ...

America’s Pentagon chief will not be in attendance when more than 50 other defense leaders meet this week to coordinate ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will not attend Wednesday’s NATO meeting in Brussels of 50 top defense officials concerning military aid for Ukraine. The meeting comes as the war in Ukraine intensifies ...

after the Ukraine Defense Contact Group’s meeting is over. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss scheduling details, confirmed that Hegseth also will not participate by ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will not attend Wednesday’s NATO meeting in Brussels of 50 top defense officials concerning military aid for Ukraine. The meeting comes as the war in Ukraine ...

During his first meeting with the group and a subsequent NATO defense ministers gathering in Brussels in February, Hegseth warned that Ukraine should abandon its NATO bid and its push to reclaim ...