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Pete Hegseth: “Returning to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective.”

On the recordFebruary 22, 2025
Returning to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective.
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Pete Hegseth

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Hegseth stated that Ukraine should abandon hopes of regaining lost territory.

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