It’s a “position which could play a crucial role in the plans” of Donald Trump aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, underlines the New York Times. The president-elect announced Wednesday to appoint General Keith Kellogg as envoy for Russia and Ukraine.
“He’s been with me from the start! Together we will achieve peace through strength and make America and the world safe again! ”wrote the Republican in a publication on his Truth Social network.
“Vietnam War veteran who helped administer Iraq after the US invasion of the country in 2003”General Keith Kellogg a “fervent loyalist who advised Mr. Trump’s first presidential campaign in 2016”specifies New York Times. Il “publicly came to the defense” of the Republican when he declared that he would encourage Russia to “do what she wants” to NATO member countries which have not achieved their objectives in terms of military spending.
The 80-year-old ex-general, who briefly chaired the National Security Council, the White House foreign policy cabinet, during Trump’s first term, discussed the Ukraine issue in a note published in April by the group conservative think tank America First Policy Institute, recalls the Washington Post.
In this document, Kellogg said he was in favor of “US policy aimed at seeking a ceasefire and negotiated settlement to the Ukrainian conflict”. “The United States will continue to arm Ukraine and strengthen its defenses to ensure that Russia […] will no longer attack after a ceasefire or peace agreement”the report says. But “any future US military aid will require Ukraine to participate in peace talks with Russia”.
Fear of unfavorable conditions for Ukraine
In the note, the retired soldier also recommends “postpone Ukraine’s membership in NATO for an extended period” in order to “convince (Russian President Vladimir) Putin to participate in peace talks”. The ex-general also believes 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.
Very critical of the billions of dollars released 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 really giving details on how he intends to do so. take it.
Pour Politicothe appointment of General Keith Kellogg “should not assuage European allies’ concerns about Trump’s push for peace between Russia and Ukraine”. Western leaders fear that “Trump’s conditions will not come to Ukraine’s detriment in the long term, including by pressuring kyiv to cede part of its territory or by failing to provide Ukraine with adequate security guarantees to deter Russian aggression in the future”.
According to information published Wednesday evening by the Wall Street Journal which cites White House and congressional officials, the Biden administration has on its side “not enough time to use the billions of dollars that parliamentarians authorized to arm Ukraine”. According to these sources in Washington, the Pentagon has reached the limit of the number of weapons it can send to Ukraine each month without affecting its own combat capability. The US Department of Defense also faces logistical challenges in transporting weapons to kyiv.
“What Trump decides to do with the remaining money will have battlefield implications and could also determine how much influence kyiv will have in possible peace negotiations with Russia”concludes the daily.
