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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
HOUSTON, June 11 (Xinhua) — The U.S. administration will cut the defense budget for Ukraine next year, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said at a hearing in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
“We’re talking about cutting that [upcoming defense] budget,” the Pentagon chief told lawmakers. “This administration has a very different view of this conflict.”
“We believe that a peaceful, negotiated settlement is in the interests of both sides and our country, especially given all the competing interests around the world,” he said.
According to American media, Washington has provided Kyiv with more than $66 billion in aid since the start of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in February 2022.