The defense secretary is said to have halted operations against Russia as part of a reset in ties between Washington and ...

Russia has intensified cyber operations against Ukraine and NATO countries, according to previous U.S. intelligence and ...

The Illinois Democrat countered Hegseth's curious refusal to name Russia as the aggressor in the Ukraine war with his own ...

The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are ...

The memo, titled “Risks to U.S. National Security and Public Health: Consequences of Pausing Global Health Funding for ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered US Cyber Command to halt offensive cyber and information operations against Russia ...

Hegseth also said Wednesday that Ukraine returning to its prewar borders—before Russia annexed Crimea in 2014—would be “unrealistic,” effectively forcing Ukraine to cede territory to Russia in another ...

Their remarks added to the anxiety, in Washington and across Europe, surrounding Trump’s plan to pursue a deal that would end ...

By Eric Schmitt and John Ismay Reporting from Washington Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has had a ... announcing a phone call with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to begin peace negotiations.

The conversations occurred as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth offered the fullest ... 2025 and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Feb. 7, 2025. AP/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock While Hegseth ruled ...