FACT CHECK: Exchange between U.S. defense official and journalist on Ukraine-Russia FAKE

WHAT WAS CLAIMED: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a journalist had an exchange about the impending peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.

OUR VERDICT: Fake: No such exchange on diplomacy and Russia's concessions took place between Hegseth and a reporter in a press briefing after a NATO defense ministers' meeting on Feb. 13.

Title: FACT CHECK: Exchange between U.S. defense official and journalist on Ukraine-Russia FAKE
URL: https://verafiles.org/articles/fact-check-exchange-between-us-defense-official-and-journalist-on-ukraine-russia-fake
Publisher: VERA Files
Date published: March 11, 2025
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WHAT WAS CLAIMED: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a journalist had an exchange about the impending peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.

OUR VERDICT: Fake: No such exchange on diplomacy and Russia’s concessions took place between Hegseth and a reporter in a press briefing after a NATO defense ministers’ meeting on Feb. 13.

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