President Donald Trump has declared the start of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. Ahead of the Munich Security Conference, Republican Senators say they want to make sure that Ukraine has a seat at the table.
Trump had conversations with both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, emphasizing his desire to end the war. That morning, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the United States would not support Ukraine’s bid to join NATO, and said that “returning to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective.”
“That’s something that should be discussed by the Ukrainians,” Sen. John Cornyn told NOTUS of Hegseth’s remarks. “It’s their country. We’re not in a position to give away any of their territory.”