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Hegseth tells NATO the War Department ‘stands ready to do our part’ to ‘impose costs on Russia’
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SAME HEGSETH, DIFFERENT TONE: When U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth sat down at Wednesday’s meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, he jokingly chided his fellow defense ministers to adopt the Pentagon’s new nomenclature for the civilian head of the military. “Might I suggest ministers of war,” he said as he addressed the group, created by the U.S., but now chaired by Germany, which meets regularly to discuss how to meet Ukraine’s defense needs as its war with Russia drags on well into its third year.
When Hegseth last addressed the group in February, less than a month after he took control of the Pentagon, his message was similar, but the tone was different. The emphasis was on how America faced “stark strategic realities” that prevented it from being “primarily focused on the security of Europe.” This time, Hegseth had a similar message about Europe’s need to provide for its own defense, but the tone was less scolding, and his remarks were more appreciative of how Europe has stepped up.
