‼️ ENG: Donald Trump nominated Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, to be his Secretary of Defense. Here's what we know about Hegseth's views on Ukraine and Russia: 🧵 
In February 2022, four days into Russia's full-scale invasion, Hegseth said events in Ukraine were important, but they "pale in comparison to the crime in my streets, to the wokeness in my culture, to the inflation at my pocket book, to the real border I care about."
Later, in the first weeks of the invasion, he called Putin a war criminal who wanted to restore the USSR and called for accelerating aid to Kyiv. "Equipping and supplying Ukraine with what it needs faster than we have... The Biden administration has not been doing it fast enough so that they can further bog Putin down and push him back."
Later, in another interview, Pete Hegseth said the idea that Russia's war against Ukraine eventually might lead to a broader conflict in Europe was "overinflated," and described Putin's motives for invading Ukraine as "I want my shit back."
At the same time, Pete Hegseth sharply criticized NATO: "Why should America...for the past century, listen to selfrighteous and impotent nations asking us to honor outdated and one-sided defense arrangements they no longer live up to?" reuters.com/world/us/trump…
It remains unclear what Pete Hegseth's position is now. Some Republicans criticized Biden in 2022 for not providing enough aid to Ukraine, and in 2024 for providing too much, opposing additional funding. I haven’t found any recent comments from Pete Hegseth on Ukraine (from 2024). If you see any, please share.
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