Trump appoints special envoy for Ukraine and russia

US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, who presented him with a plan to end the war in Ukraine, as a special envoy for Ukraine and russia.

Trump wrote about this in Truth Social, details are reported by Reuters.

"He has been with me from the very beginning! Together we will ensure PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH, and make America, and the world, SAFE AGAIN!" Trump wrote about Kellogg.

Thus, Keith Kellogg was the chief of staff of the White House National Security Council during Trump's term in 2017-2021, as well as the national security adviser to then-Vice President Mike Pence. The publication notes that he is likely to play a central role in attempts to resolve the war in Ukraine in his new position.

It should be noted that the US currently does not have a special representative for the war in Ukraine, although Trump has privately expressed interest in creating one.

A quick end to the war in Ukraine was one of Trump’s central campaign promises. He has avoided discussing how he intends to do so.

It is known that Kellogg’s plan to end the war in Ukraine, which he developed with Fred Fleitz, who also served as Trump’s chief of staff to the National Security Council, involves freezing the lines of battle at their dominant positions and forcing Kyiv and Moscow to sit down at the negotiating table.

According to their proposed strategy, the US would tell Ukraine that it would receive more US weapons only if it entered into peace talks. At the same time, the US would warn Moscow that any refusal to negotiate would lead to increased US support for Ukraine. The issue of Ukraine’s membership in NATO would be removed from the agenda for the foreseeable future.

The publication noted that this plan is unlikely to please Ukraine, given that in practice it would give russia undisputed control over parts of eastern Ukraine, at least for a significant period of time.

In addition, some Republicans, especially in the House of Representatives, are likely to be reluctant to agree to increased aid to Ukraine.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, in the meantime, the administration of current US President Joe Biden is not having time to use the billions of dollars that lawmakers have allocated to arm Ukraine, leaving it to President-elect Donald Trump to decide what to do with the rest of the money.

Meanwhile, the team of US President-elect Donald Trump is considering the possibility of holding direct talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.