U.S. will not send troops to Ukraine, Pentagon chief Hegseth says
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 11, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 11, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced no U.S. troops will be sent to Ukraine and urged Europe to increase defense spending.
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration is not sending U.S. troops into Ukraine, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday.
Speaking with reporters in Germany, Hegseth also said that he would push European allies to spend more on defense when he meets with them this week.
"The European continent deserves to be free from any aggression, but it ought be those in the neighborhood investing the most in that individual and collective defense," Hegseth said.
(Reporting by Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
The main topic is the U.S. decision not to send troops to Ukraine and the urging of European allies to increase defense spending.
Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. will not send troops to Ukraine and emphasized the need for European allies to boost their defense budgets.
Hegseth highlighted the importance of European countries investing more in their defense to ensure regional security.
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