Donald Trump appoints one of his loyalists, Keith Kellogg, as envoy for Ukraine and Russia

Donald Trump announced that he would appoint former general Keith Kellogg, who is very loyal to him, as envoy for Ukraine and Russia on Wednesday, November 27. “He’s been with me since the beginning!” Together we will achieve peace through strength and make America and the world safe again! »wrote the president-elect on his network, Truth Social.

Keith Kellogg, little known to the general public, briefly chaired the National Security Council, the White House foreign policy cabinet, during Donald Trump's first term.

Very critical of the release of billions of dollars by the United States for Ukraine, Donald Trump promised to resolve the war between kyiv and Moscow even before taking the oath of office in January – without ever explaining how.

The former general appointed by the Republican to lead the mission raised the issue in a memo published in April. “Any future US military aid will require Ukraine to participate in peace talks with Russia”he recommends. He also calls for “postpone Ukraine’s membership in NATO for an extended period” in order to “convince Putin to participate in peace talks”.

“I want everyone to stop dying”

In his note, co-written with another conservative, the former general estimated that “the government and people of Ukraine will find it difficult to accept a negotiated peace that does not return all of their territory to them”. “But as Donald Trump said (…) in 2023, “I want everyone to stop dying”. This is also our point of view. It's a good first step.”he wrote.

Donald Trump, who placed his first mandate under the sign of “America first”, regularly denounces the enormous amounts released by Washington for kyiv since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 Just before a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky in September, he called the Ukrainian president a . “best salesperson on the planet”. “Every time he comes to our country, he leaves with $60 billion”he quipped.

The two men have since spoken by telephone, shortly after Donald Trump's victory in the American presidential election. Volodymyr Zelensky described this call as« excellent ». “We agreed to maintain close dialogue and advance our cooperation”he clarified. Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and a member of the president-elect's team, participated in the call.