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US: Trump Nominates Gen. Kellogg As Special Envoy For Russia/Ukraine

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US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated retired General Keith Kellogg to serve as Assistant to the President and Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, a new position created by Trump to hasten the end of the war.

  • Trump said in a statement on Truth Social: "Keith has led a distinguished Military and Business career, including serving in highly sensitive National Security roles in my first Administration. He was with me right from the beginning! Together, we will secure PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH, and Make America, and the World, SAFE AGAIN!"]
  • Reuters reported in June that Kellogg's plan for ending the war, drafted alongside Fred Fleitz - who also served as a chief of staff to the National Security Council under Trump -, "involves freezing the battle lines at their prevailing locations and forcing both Kyiv and Moscow to the negotiating table."
  • Reuters notes: "Under their proposed strategy, the U.S. would tell Ukraine that it would only get more American weapons if it enters peace talks. The U.S. would at the same time warn Moscow that any refusal to negotiate would result in increased U.S. support for Ukraine. NATO membership for Ukraine would be taken off the table for the immediate future."
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US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated retired General Keith Kellogg to serve as Assistant to the President and Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, a new position created by Trump to hasten the end of the war.

  • Trump said in a statement on Truth Social: "Keith has led a distinguished Military and Business career, including serving in highly sensitive National Security roles in my first Administration. He was with me right from the beginning! Together, we will secure PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH, and Make America, and the World, SAFE AGAIN!"]
  • Reuters reported in June that Kellogg's plan for ending the war, drafted alongside Fred Fleitz - who also served as a chief of staff to the National Security Council under Trump -, "involves freezing the battle lines at their prevailing locations and forcing both Kyiv and Moscow to the negotiating table."
  • Reuters notes: "Under their proposed strategy, the U.S. would tell Ukraine that it would only get more American weapons if it enters peace talks. The U.S. would at the same time warn Moscow that any refusal to negotiate would result in increased U.S. support for Ukraine. NATO membership for Ukraine would be taken off the table for the immediate future."