EU foreign ministers are meeting in Paris to discuss the war in Ukraine, as momentum builds over potential peace talks. Meanwhile, the US defense secretary said a return to pre-2014 Ukrainian territory is not realistic.

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has confirmed that the United States will not send troops to Ukraine, stressing that President Donald Trump hopes for a quick peace deal. Source: He said this during a conversation with journalists in Stuttgart on Tuesday,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday flatly ruled out the possibility of dispatching US troops to Ukraine to fend off Russian invaders — as the war approaches its third year. Hegseth, 44, previewed plans Tuesday to “have straight talk with our friends” in Europe and was hopeful about achieving a “rapid peace deal” in Ukraine.