Peter Hegseth said his country was "interested in creating the conditions for peace." WASHINGTON, March 7. /TASS/. The US administration has been watching the Kiev government closely and is encouraged by the latest signals, but US military aid remains "on pause," US Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth said. When asked about the possibility of resuming US military aid and exchange of intelligence data with Ukraine, Hegseth said they were paused "pending a true commitment to a path to peace." "The