Trump Appoints Keith Kellogg as Special Envoy for Ukraine

27 November, 2024 Keith Kellogg. Source: united24media.com Donald Trump has chosen retired General Keith Kellogg as his "special representative for Ukraine and Russia".

The U.S. president-elect announced this on Truth Social. The future American president said that Kellogg "has a distinguished military and business career," including experience in national security. "Together, we will secure PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH, and Make America, and the World, SAFE AGAIN!," Trump added.

Kellogg served in the Trump administration during his first term as chief of staff to the National Security Council and national security adviser to then-Vice President Mike Pence.

Donald Trump and Keith Kellogg. Source: www.wsls.com

He has also been a commentator for the conservative American TV channel Fox News and CNN.

Position on Ukraine

In the spring 2024, Kellogg became one of the authors of a plan to resolve the war in Ukraine, published by the America First Policy Institute. According to this plan, Trump could cut off military aid to Ukraine if it refuses to engage in peace talks.

In turn, Moscow will be warned that any refusal to negotiate will lead to increased support for Ukraine's army. The peace talks themselves should lead to a de facto freeze on the contact line.

Keith Kellogg. Source: united24media.com

To push Russia to participate in the negotiations, the United States and other NATO countries would postpone the question of Ukraine's membership for a long time in exchange for a "broad agreement with security guarantees."

Kellogg also proposed to punish NATO member states that spend less than 2% of GDP on defense by withdrawing their collective defense guarantees under Article 5 of the Washington Treaty.