“US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed retired general Keith Kellogg as his “special representative for Ukraine and Russia”. Source: Trump on the Truth Social social network, “European Truth” reports. Details: The future American president said that Kellogg, who will become the special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, “has an outstanding military and business career,” including experience in the field of national security.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Trump is on the Truth Social social network, “European Truth” reports
Details: The future American president said that Kellogg, who will become the special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, “has an outstanding military and business career”, including experience in the field of national security.
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“Together we will ensure PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH and make America and the world safe again!” Trump added.
Keith Kellogg, 2020Photo: AR
A retired lieutenant general and veteran of the US Vietnam War, Kellogg joined Trump’s team as a national security adviser in Vice President Mike Pence’s office.
He defended Trump’s call to Volodymyr Zelenskyi in 2019, privately called on Pence to reject the approval of votes in the 2020 presidential election, and when the former vice president publicly renounced Trump, he condemned his actions.
Kellogg currently works at the pro-Trump think tank America First Policy Institute, where he has put forward various proposals for what the incoming Trump administration’s national security policy might look like.
Kellogg was also involved in drafting a proposal for a “peace plan” for Ukraine, which was presented this summer.
According to this plan, Trump can stop the supply of military aid to Ukraine if it refuses peace talks, and Moscow will be warned that any refusal to negotiate will lead to increased support for Kyiv. The peace talks themselves should lead to the actual freezing of the contact line.
Kellogg also proposed punishing NATO member states that spend less than 2% of GDP on defense by removing their collective defense guarantees under Article 5 of the Washington Treaty.
Read more about Donald Trump’s other appointments in the article From hawks to Kyiv critics: who in Trump’s team will be responsible for Ukraine and the war