US President-elect Donald Trump is considering the candidacy of retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg as special envoy for a Ukraine settlement. three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
At the same time, a representative of the president-elect’s transition team, responding to a request from the agency, said Trump’s personnel decisions would be announced in a timely manner.
Note that Keith Kellogg, a month after Russia began its military operation, called Ukraine “the new Sparta” and asked for the necessary support to be provided. In August 2024, he positively assessed the actions of the Ukrainian troops, but already stated that the conflict could not end with a military victory.
The general is known as the author of the idea that problems with Russia should be resolved not primarily through sanctions or brute force, but through personal agreements. He expressed this opinion to the Wall Street Journal in November 2024, RBC recalls.
In June 2024, Kellogg also proposed his own version of a Ukraine peace plan, according to which kyiv would continue to receive weapons only if negotiations began, and Moscow would be warned of increased support for Ukraine if Russia refused to negotiate. . During peace negotiations, according to the American politician, a ceasefire must be achieved based on the “predominant front lines.”
The material also recalls that another potential special envoy for Ukraine is the former acting director of National Intelligence. Richard Grenell. One of Reuters’ interlocutors, familiar with the examination of Kellogg’s candidacy, noted that Grenell “remains the favorite.” He called for the creation of autonomous zones as part of the peace agreement and opposed Ukraine’s admission to NATO in the near future.
