(250213) -- BRUSSELS, Feb. 13, 2025 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 13, 2025. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday ruled out Ukraine's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as part of a negotiated settlement to end the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Delivering opening remarks at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Hegseth said it is Washington's stance that security guarantees for Ukraine "should not be provided through NATO membership.

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(250213) -- BRUSSELS, Feb. 13, 2025 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 13, 2025. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday ruled out Ukraine's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as part of a negotiated settlement to end the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Delivering opening remarks at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Hegseth said it is Washington's stance that security guarantees for Ukraine "should not be provided through NATO membership." (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)