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Meanwhile, U.S. officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, have laid out broader terms for any peace deal. Hegseth stated that Ukraine would not be able to regain all territory seized by Russia, including Crimea and parts of the Donbass region, calling the pursuit of such goals "illusionary" and likely to prolong the war. He also indicated that security guarantees for Ukraine would rest primarily with European allies, advocating for peacekeeping troops under a non-NATO mission to avoid triggering broader conflicts.