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The war, irrespective of who started it, needs to end... It was provoked. It doesn't necessarily mean it was provoked by the Russians,
U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steven, Charles Witkoff, recently stated Does all the finger-pointing and pearl-clutching make peace more likely?"
When asked why there appeared to be hesitation in naming Russia the aggressor, Hegseth deflected I don't need to get into the characterization of we know who invaded who. We understand the stakes of this game,
Hegseth said in a recent interview, sidestepping a direct answer when pressed about Russia's role Hegseth says he doesn't know if Russia invaded Ukraine. This you?"
one X user posted alongside screenshots of his past Fox News segments covering the invasion What's at stake is repelling an authoritarian (Putin) who basically is saying I want the Soviet Union back, I want Ukraine back, I want Kyiv back,
Hegseth said at the time while pressing the Biden administration to expedite its support for Ukraine I wouldn’t put it in terms of sucking up to Putin,
President Trump is trying to make something happen here, not just go back to talking points that haven’t worked in the past,