Trump appoints retired general as envoy to Ukraine – DW – 11/27/2024

The President-elect of the United States, Republican Donald Trump, announced this Wednesday (11/27/2024) the appointment of retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, one of his stalwarts and author of a plan providing special assistance to Kiev Doing is involved. Envoys to Ukraine and Russia aimed at ending the war.

Kellogg, who was the White House National Security Council Chief of Staff during Trump’s first term (2017-2021), made a proposal a few months ago to end the conflict that began with a large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. According to the 80-year-old Kellogg’s plan, the United States should make sending arms shipments to Ukraine a condition to force that country to negotiate with Russia to end the war.

Trump highlighted in a statement that Kellogg “has had a distinguished military and business career, including serving in highly sensitive national security roles.” “He was with me from the beginning! Together we will achieve peace through strength and make America and the world safe again,” the Republican announced via his Truth social network.

“America First”

The post of special envoy for Ukraine and Russia does not exist in the administration of outgoing President Joe Biden, the president who has led international support for Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. On the other hand, Trump has raised questions over the arms shipment to Kiev and said that he can reach an agreement in 24 hours to end the conflict.

The Republican has not provided details on how he wants to end the war, but Kellogg has drawn up a plan that proposes conditioning arms shipments to Ukraine. The document, titled “America First, Russia and Ukraine Second”, was written by Kellogg and former national security adviser Fred Fleitz. There, both say the war is at a “stalemate” and that “future U.S. military assistance will require Ukraine to participate in peace talks with Russia.”

Ukraine fears that a plan with these characteristics would mean abandoning the borders as they are on the war front, which in practice would result in the annexation of Ukrainian territories occupied by Russian forces into Russia.

DZC (EFE, AFP)