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Ukraine can be split like postwar Germany after peace deal, Kellogg suggests

Ukraine could be partitioned into separate zones as part of a peace deal with Russia, U.S. President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, said in an interview with the Times on April 11. Kellogg proposed establishing a “reassurance force” led by the U.K. and France in western Ukraine and concentrating Ukrainian troops east […]

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US to hold indirect talks in Saudi Arabia with Russian and Ukrainian representatives, Kellogg says

The U.S. plans to hold indirect talks between Russia and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia to understand each side’s conditions, Special Envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg announced on March 20. The talks will involve “shuttle diplomacy,” with Russian and Ukrainian representatives present in separate rooms. “You basically say, ‘Okay. What are your terms?’ And you go […]

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Trump appoints Kellogg as Special Envoy to Ukraine, removes him from dealings with Russia

U.S. President Donald Trump appointed General Keith Kellogg as Special Envoy to Ukraine on March 15, where he will communicate directly with Ukrainian leadership rather than participate in negotiations with Russia as previously intended. Initially appointed as Trump’s Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Kellogg was to be involved in direct peace talk efforts between […]

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‘Now is a critical moment’ — EU chief von der Leyen meets Kellogg to discuss Ukraine

Editor’s note: The story was updated with a comment from an unnamed European official on a potential ceasefire agreement. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met with U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg in Brussels on Feb. 18, to discuss ending Russia’s full-scale invasion. The meeting comes on the same day that Russia […]

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US envoy Kellogg to visit Ukraine on Feb. 19

U.S. special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, will arrive in Ukraine on Feb. 19, traveling by overnight train from Poland. His visit will last three days, though the schedule is still being finalized. Speaking to journalists in Brussels on Feb. 17, Kellogg confirmed his travel plans, saying he would first head to Warsaw […]

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‘You can’t kill your way out of this war’ — Kellogg calls for sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet, concessions from Ukraine to end war

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, attended a panel discussion during the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 15 where he called for the the U.S. to implement additional sanctions on Russia’s “shadow fleet,” while also calling for concessions from both countries to secure a peace deal. “What is driving […]

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Ukraine to host Trump’s envoy Kellogg in February, top official says

Ukraine is preparing to host U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, in February, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak said on Feb. 7. According to sources in Ukraine’s President’s Office cited by RBC-Ukraine, Kellogg will visit Ukraine on Feb. 20 after the Munich Security Conference. “It […]

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‘Healthy’ democracies can hold elections in wartime, Kellogg says

Ukraine will “reach a point” where it must hold elections in order to maintain the health of its democracy, Keith Kellogg, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, said on Feb. 6. Kellogg previously said on Feb. 1 that Ukraine should aim to hold presidential and parliamentary elections by the end of […]