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Pete Hegseth: “We're closer to peace today than ever before.”

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Pete Hegseth We are closer to peace in Ukraine ‘than ever before’.

Published | Video Starts at 02:44

You invaded, you didn't. It's not useful, it's not productive. And so President Trump isn't getting drawn into that in unnecessary ways. And as a result, We're closer to peace today than ever before. And I've been privy to these conversations. Great progress is being made. Zelensky should come to the table because this economic partnership is an important thing for the future of his country, and we hope that he will very soon. (02:44–02:47)

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Asserts that the U.S. is closer to achieving peace in the Ukraine conflict than ever before.

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