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Pete Hegseth: It is an unrealistic objective that Ukraine will return to its borders before Russia first invaded in 2014.

On the recordFebruary 19, 2025
It is an unrealistic objective that Ukraine will return to its borders before Russia first invaded in 2014.
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Pete Hegseth

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Hegseth acknowledged the difficulty of Ukraine regaining its pre-2014 borders.

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