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Secretary Hegseth Delivers Opening Remarks at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting in Brussels, Feb. 12, 2025

February 12, 2025 · Department of War · 0:48:41

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What happened

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivered opening remarks at the 26th Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in Brussels on February 12, 2025, published live by the Department of War (uploaded February 13, 2025). It was his first UDCG as Secretary, on the opening day of his first Brussels trip.

Why it matters

The Ukraine Defense Contact Group is the coalition body that coordinates military support to Ukraine — the Secretary’s opening remarks there are the administration’s first on-record statement to that coalition.

Scoreboard watch

The remarks are recorded here as the department’s stated account at the time, to be checked against the subsequent record.

Sources: U.S. Department of War, “LIVE: Secretary Hegseth delivers opening remarks at UDCG meeting in Brussels, Feb. 12, 2025,” uploaded February 13, 2025 (official upload, embedded above). No transcript is published with the upload; this page records the event as the department published it.