The Pentagon sets conditions for a U.S. military presence in Europe.

According to RIA Novosti, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the US military presence in Europe will be determined, taking into account ongoing discussions between Washington and Moscow, but must best serve US interests.

"We will continue to have ongoing discussions, including in the context of negotiations with Ukraine and Russia, about how we should deploy troops on the European continent," the US Defense Secretary told reporters at a press briefing on April 9, according to minutes released by the Pentagon.

Mr. Hegseth added that the readiness of U.S. forces in Europe must best serve U.S. interests while ensuring burden sharing in the region.

"The only person with the authority to decide on the structure of U.S. forces in Europe will be President Donald Trump – the Commander-in-Chief," Defense Secretary Hegseth emphasized.

Meanwhile, renowned American journalist Tucker Carlson, in a conversation with theorist Alex Jones, argued that the US had lost the war against Russia – a war waged by the US military, the State Department, and intelligence agencies.

"I think there's a truth that hasn't yet sunk into the minds of policymakers in Washington: We just lost the war with Russia. America fought that war. The American military, the Pentagon, the State Department, the CIA fought the war with Russia," Carlson said.

According to journalist Carlson, the US action against Russia never involved Ukraine. Despite the failure, no one in the US would publicly declare this, nor would they admit that Washington had overestimated its own strength.

In addition, President Trump stated that the US possesses the most powerful weapons in the world that nobody knows about.

"We have a weapon that nobody has any idea about. It's the most powerful weapon in the world that we have, more powerful than any other weapon," he told reporters at the White House, but did not specify which weapon he was referring to.