The arguments that have been made that somehow coming to the table right now is making concessions to Vladimir Putin outright, that we otherwise or that the President of the United States should not otherwise make, I just reject that at its face.
Hegseth defends the timing of negotiations with Putin, rejecting claims of concessions.
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