Elbridge Colby, not Hegseth, to attend virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting

Elbridge Colby, undersecretary of war for policy, will attend Wednesday’s virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, but War Secretary Pete Hegseth will not, a War Department official told the Washington Examiner.

Hegseth has irregularly attended the monthly meetings, in which more than 50 countries are usually represented, since assuming the position of war secretary more than a year ago, demonstrating that he and the administration have different priorities.