In a historic first, Washington’s Pentagon chief will skip a crucial meeting of over 50 military leaders that could shape the course of the Ukraine war.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth won’t be attending Wednesday’s gathering of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, a source familiar with the matter told the Associated Press.
It’s the first time in three years—since the U.S. created the group under the Biden administration to coordinate military aid to Ukraine—that America’s top defense official will be absent. This follows an earlier snub in April, when President Donald Trump’s defense chief dialed in to the group’s 27th meeting from the U.S.
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