Pete Hegseth, defense Secretary

The reality that returning to 2014 borders as part of a negotiated settlement is unlikely. The reality of U. S. troops in Ukraine is unlikely. The reality of Ukraine membership in NATO as a part of a negotiated settlement, unlikely,

Now it’s crunch time to get this going — particularly in the short term, of course, in terms of not just maintaining but upping support for Ukraine, given it's very clear that the U. S. is not going to play a major role anymore in the way that it has under [former President Joe] Biden. But also for European defense and security in the medium to longer term, what that's going to look like? So, there are huge questions hanging over Europeans,

JD Vance, uS Vice President

The threat that I worry the most about vis-a-vis Europe is not Russia, it's not China, it's not any other external actor. And what I worry about is the threat from within. The retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values,

It is now very clear to us that we must continue to support Ukraine. And it must and can rely on us that this will be the case. We welcome the fact that there are talks on peace development, but it must be and is clear to us — this does not mean that there can be a dictated peace and that Ukraine must accept what is presented to it,

Pål Jonson, swedish Defense Minister

The new administration is posing some tough questions to us, and this is a chance for us also to step up and do more,

That's going to be a really difficult thing for many Europeans who are operating in a fiscally very constrained space,

It’s clear where the United States is. It’s not in Europe,

We are witnessing tectonic shifts of the order structures and also of the positioning of major powers. We see that the United States wants to retreat from international organizations, so it is weakening structures of international order,

Pete Hegseth, defense Secretary

Now is the time to invest, because you can't make an assumption that America's presence will last forever,

Chris Van Hollen, senator

I think it’s going to have to be a conglomeration, as I say to them, there’s some safety in numbers,