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Pete Hegseth: “Russia's [the aggressor].”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Defense Budget Hearing: Pete Hegseth and General Dan Kane Discuss FY 2026 Priorities and Global Threats

Published | Video Starts at 13:41

… ask you a series of questions, but I don't want you to linger on any one of them, but answer the series of questions in one answer. Number one, who's Russia's [the aggressor]. and who's the victim in the conflict? Russia's degressor. Which side do you want to win? As we've said time and time again, this president is committed to peace in that conflict. (13:41–13:43)

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Asserts that Russia is the aggressor in the conflict [in Ukraine].

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