After promising to end the conflict between Russia and Ukrainealthough without explaining how or in what way, Donald Trump appointed the retired lieutenant general Keith Kellogg as a special envoy for such a mission. The man is an ally of the Republican’s former administration, who said that together they will achieve peace and “make the United States and the world safe again.”
Kellogg is a longtime Trump ally. He was chief of staff of White House National Security Council during his first term (2017-2021) and was responsible for designing a proposal to end the conflict that began with the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Kellogg, the special envoy to end the Russia-Ukraine war
According to Kellogg’s plan (80), The United States should condition the shipment of weapons to Ukraine to force that country to negotiate with Russia to end the war. Trump highlighted in a statement that Kellogg has had “a distinguished military and business career, including serving in highly sensitive national security roles.”
“He was with me from the beginning! Together we will achieve peace through strength and make America and the world safe again,” declared the Republican through his Truth Social network.
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The position of special envoy for Ukraine and Russia has not existed in the administration of outgoing President Joe Biden. The president led international support for Ukraine to confront the Russian invasion. Trump, on the other hand, questions the shipment of weapons to kyiv and has said that he could reach an agreement in 24 hours to end the conflict.
The Republican has not given details about how he wants to end the war, but Kellogg developed a plan that proposes conditioning the shipment of weapons to Ukraine. The document, titled “America First, Russia and Ukraine Later,” was written by Kellogg and the Former National Security Advisor Fred Fleitz.
There, both maintain that the war is at a “stalemate” and that “future US military aid would require Ukraine to participate in peace talks with Russia.” Ukraine fears that a plan of these characteristics would mean leaving the borders as the battle front is.which in practice would imply the annexation to Russia of the Ukrainian territories occupied by Russian forces.
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Source: Ambito
