Welcome to the News Hour. In a major shift of U.S. foreign policy, President Trump announced

today that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to immediately start talks

to end the war in Ukraine. The president also said he believed the two leaders would meet soon.

Earlier in the day, Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth outlined further policy changes, saying Keeves should

not expect to recapture all territory occupied by Russia and that its bid for NATO membership

is unrealistic at this time. Nick Schifrin begins our coverage.

At the headquarters of what U.S. officials consider the world's most important alliance,

today Secretary of Defense Pete Hegeseth put the alliance on notice.

We're also here today to directly and unambiguously express that stark strategic realities

prevent the United States of America from being primarily focused on the security of Europe.

For decades, the U.S. has deployed tens of thousands of troops to Europe to help guarantee

decades-old U.S. policy that Europe be integrated, free, and secure.

But Beijing has launched the fastest military modernization in history.

And Hegseth and the Trump administration

prioritized securing U.S. borders.

As the United States prioritizes its attention to these threats, European allies must lead

from the front.

Together, we can establish a division of labor that maximizes our comparative advantages in Europe and Pacific, respectively.

On Ukraine, the Biden and First Trump administrations always said publicly, Ukraine deserved all its territory taken by Russia, including Crimea, invaded by Russian soldiers and annexed in 2014.

Today, Russia controls just under 20 percent of Ukrainian territory, land that Hegsa said today

was impossible to restore.

We want, like you, a sovereign and prosperous Ukraine.

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