{"id":218067,"date":"2025-02-12T18:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/return-to-ukraines-2014-borders-unrealistic-says-us-defence-secretary-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T18:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T18:05:00","slug":"return-to-ukraines-2014-borders-unrealistic-says-us-defence-secretary-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/return-to-ukraines-2014-borders-unrealistic-says-us-defence-secretary-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Return to Ukraine&#8217;s 2014 borders &#8216;unrealistic\u2019, says US defence secretary | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/H7XRdLPI4dw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Return to Ukraine's 2014 borders 'unrealistic\u2019, says US defence secretary | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H7XRdLPI4dw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>US defence secretary Pete Hesgeth says it is &quot;unrealistic&quot; to expect Ukraine to return to its pre-2014 borders when Russia first took control of Crimea.<\/p>\n<p>He also downplayed suggestions of Ukraine joining Nato and ruled out deploying US troops to Ukraine under any future security arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has repeatedly called for Nato membership and has rejected ceding territory as part of any peace deal.<\/p>\n<p>Russia currently controls around a fifth of Ukraine&#8217;s territory, mainly in the east and south.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Ukraine #Russia #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US defence secretary Pete Hesgeth says it is &quot;unrealistic&quot; to expect Ukraine to return to its pre-2014 borders when Russia first took control of Crimea. He also downplayed suggestions of Ukraine joining Nato and ruled out deploying US troops to Ukraine under any future security arrangements. 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