Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Ukraine returning to pre-2014 borders, accession to NATO is unrealistic
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Feb.12 it is “unrealistic” to expect Russia to return the Crimean Peninsula to Ukraine or approve Kyiv’s accession to NATO as part of a negotiated settlement…...