Hegseth again skipping Ukraine meeting, will send top lieutenant instead | Flipboard
The article reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will again skip a Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting, with Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby attending instead. It includes related stories about Trump, Virginia's political actions, and legal rulings involving the Trump administration.
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“Hegseth again skipping Ukraine meeting, will send top lieutenant instead”
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Multiple web sources confirm Pete Hegseth skipping the Ukraine meeting and Elbridge Colby attending in his place. Politico and other web searches explicitly state this arrangement.
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— Daniel Patrick Driscoll is an American politician, businessman, lawyer, and former military officer who has served as the 26th United States secretary of the Army as well as the acting director of the…
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— Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American government official and former television personality who has served since 2025 as the 29th United States secretary of defense.
Hegseth studied p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth
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— The 29th United States secretary of defense Pete Hegseth, has been described as a Christian nationalist, a Christian patriot, and an ultraconservative. In his 2020 book, American Crusade: Our Fight to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Pete_He…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Pete_He…
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“The U.S. one of the few countries that won’t send a top civilian defense official to the critical gathering of Ukrainian allies”
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Politico confirms the U.S. is not sending a top official, but other sources indicate Hegseth is attending virtually, creating conflicting evidence about whether a top official is present.
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— On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating the Russo-Ukrainian War that had begun in 2014 and marking the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.…
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— The United States Department of Defense (DOD), also referred to as the Department of War (DOW), is an executive department of the United States federal government charged with coordinating and supervi…
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— The United States has supported Ukraine during the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022, was condemned by the Biden administration, which provided…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_the_Russian_…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_the_Russian_…
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“Instead, the Pentagon’s policy chief Elbridge Colby will attend”
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Web searches and Wikipedia confirm Elbridge Colby is attending the meeting as the Pentagon's policy chief, aligning with his role as under secretary of defense for policy.
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— The United States under secretary of defense for policy (USDP) is a high level civilian official in the United States Department of Defense. The under secretary of defense for policy is the principal …
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— Elbridge Andrew Colby (born December 30, 1979) is an American national security policy professional who is the under secretary of defense for policy since April 9, 2025. He previously served as deputy…
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— Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American government official and former television personality who has served since 2025 as the 29th United States secretary of defense.
Hegseth studied p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth
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