Keith Kellogg
Trump nominates 80-year-old as special envoy for Ukraine and Russia
During his election campaign, Donald Trump promised to quickly end the war against Ukraine. The new special envoy Keith Kellogg is likely to play a central role.
US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former General Keith Kellogg as his special envoy to Ukraine and Russia. Keith had an outstanding career in the military and in business “and served in highly sensitive roles in the area of national security during my first term in office,” Trump said on his online platform Truth Social on Wednesday. “Together we will ensure peace through strength.”
Trump made Kellogg a security adviser
The 80-year-old Kellogg temporarily held the post of national security adviser for a few days during the Republican’s first term in office (2017-2021). He later became security adviser to then-Vice President Mike Pence.
Trump is opposed to the US’s billions in aid to Ukraine and declared during the election campaign that if he won the election, he would end the war in Ukraine before he took office. The Republican’s swearing in for his second term will take place on January 20th.
Critics fear that Trump’s “deal” with Russia would force Ukraine to give up territory occupied by Russia in the face of a lack of financial and military aid.
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