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Watch live as UK defence secretary John Healey holds a press conference on Ukraine on Wednesday, 12 February, after the US appeared to rule out sending troops to peacekeep any ceasefire.

Defense Secretary Hegseth discusses U.S. troop presence in Europe, European allies' security responsibilities, and NATO defense spending.

Tulsi Gabbard's likely confirmation as DNI under Trump administration amid controversy and Senate support.

Secretary Pete Hegseth said that a "realistic assessment of the battlefield" needs to be considered ahead of talks to end the war with Russia.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a major shift in U.S. policy on Ukraine: The way forward, he told allies in Brussels, is to abandon the “illusory goal” of a return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders and prepare for a negotiated settlement with Russia, backed up with an international force that…

The Prime Minister told MPs the Government’s commitment to backing Kyiv matters ‘just as much as it mattered at the beginning of this conflict’.

Donald Trump spoke with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of peace talks in Munich.

US Secretary of Defense Hegseth shifts focus to US borders amidst Ukraine-Russia conflict, raising concerns over reduced US role in European security.

US defence secretary says Europe should lead in defending Ukraine and that restoring pre-2014 borders is unrealistic

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth also said Washington does not see NATO membership for Kyiv as part of a solution to Putin’s war

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addresses NATO on diplomatic resolution in Ukraine conflict and US strategic priorities.