The Defense secretary's absence marks the first time in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group’s history that a Pentagon chief misses the monthly meeting.

Hegseth’s office cited scheduling concerns as the reason for his absence from the meeting, though the defense secretary will be in Brussels on Thursday for a different NATO meeting.

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is giving an update at the Pentagon - earlier, Iran claimed it gave the US a "heavy slap".

Hegseth also won’t join the meeting virtually, according to the Associated Press, which cited an unnamed official. According to Politico, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker will join the meeting ...

Hegseth's absence from the meeting of the NATO Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) was confirmed to Euronews by a spokesperson for the US Department of Defence, who cited scheduling issues.

Hegseth is instead scheduled to participate in a NATO meeting in Brussels on Thursday. Politico suggested Hegseth’s absence may reflect a broader softening of the Trump administration’s stance ...

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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will miss a meeting of 50 defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels to coordinate military assistance to Ukraine for the first time in three years. The ...

Hegseth’s absence appears to signal further softening of the Trump administration’s relationship with Europe, and Ukraine. Hegseth will be in Brussels for Thursday's meeting of NATO defense ...

Hegseth's absence from the meeting of the NATO Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) was confirmed to Euronews by a spokesperson for the US Department of Defence, who cited scheduling issues.

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth will not attend a NATO-led meeting of more than 50 defence ministers in Brussels on Wednesday, an absence that will be seen as another sign of Washington pulling ...