> Earlier today, Pete Hegseth made his first visit to NATO headquarters as Defense Secretary and delivered some strong remarks regarding the Russia-Ukraine war and what conditions the United States would support -- and would NOT accept --as part of any negotiated settlement to end the war. > His key points included: > * No NATO membership for Ukraine, * Europe must commit peacekeeping forces to Ukraine, * That security force should NOT be considered part of a NATO mission, and, perhaps most importantly, * NO United States troops will be deployed to Ukraine.