On February 12, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth met with the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defence John Healey at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Pentagon Press Secretary John Ullyot provided details of the meeting.
The two officials discussed the UK-hosted Ukraine Defense Contact Group that followed their meeting and emphasized the importance of setting the stage for negotiations to halt ongoing conflicts and achieve lasting peace.
In anticipation of Thursday's NATO Defense Ministerial, both leaders stressed the necessity for increased defense investments by Allies and greater burden-sharing among European nations.
