US EditionIn first, Hegseth to skip multinational meeting on Ukraine support
- Pete Hegseth will not participate in person or virtually at the April 11 meeting in Brussels to coordinate military support for Ukraine.
- Multiple officials stated Hegseth's absence marks the first time the U.S. Defense secretary will not participate in the coalition's 26 meetings.
- Germany and Britain will chair this gathering of 50 countries, while the U.S. Assesses its participation in supporting forums.
- Hegseth, at the February meeting, quoted former President Eisenhower, stating, "President Trump will not allow anyone to turn Uncle Sam into Uncle Sucker."
- Hegseth's absence suggests a lower priority from the Trump administration toward arming Ukraine, though planning for alternate formats had begun earlier.
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Hegseth expected to skip key meeting with allies on Ukraine support
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is not expected to attend next week’s meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels, marking the first time since the group’s founding three years ago that a senior Pentagon official will not be there to represent the US, officials familiar with the matter told CNN.
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