“Keith Kellogg, who is set to become Trump’s special representative for Ukraine and Russia, does not plan to visit Moscow during this trip”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
Instead, he will meet senior management in Kyiv, while his team is working to arrange meetings with leaders in other European capitals such as Rome and Paris, the sources said. The planning of the trip is still being finalized, the route may change, one of the sources warned.
The meetings are expected to focus on “fact-finding” on behalf of the incoming Trump administration rather than active negotiations, the sources said. But the planned trip illustrates the urgency with which the newly elected president treats the end of the war in Ukraine.
Trump has promised to end the war within 24 hours of taking office, if not sooner. Former intelligence and national security officials have expressed doubt that it can be done, in part because Russian President Vladimir Putin may not have a reason to sit down at the negotiating table.
On November 27, Donald Trump chose Keith Kellogg as his special representative for Ukraine and Russia. He noted that Kellogg served in important national security positions during his first term.
Kellogg, a retired Army lieutenant general who was Trump’s longtime top defense adviser, served as national security adviser to former Trump Vice President Mike Pence.