“The goal is to protect Ukraine and its sovereignty.”
“We will try to ensure that both Russia and Ukraine are satisfied.”
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump wants the war in Ukraine to end within 100 days of taking office, his special envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, said on the 8th (local time).
Kellogg, the special envoy for the Ukraine-Russia war, said in a Fox News interview that day, “This is a war that needs to end, and I think he (Trump) can do it in the near future,” the Kieu Independent and others reported.
He defined that period as ‘100 days after Trump’s inauguration’ and said, “My personal and professional goal is to help President Trump come up with a solution by then.”
Special Envoy Kellogg also emphasized, “People need to understand that he is not trying to give something to (Vladimir) Putin or Russia, but to protect Ukraine and its sovereignty.” “He will make sure it is fair and equitable,” he said.
Special Envoy Kellogg evaluated President-elect Trump’s agreement to meet with President Putin and criticized U.S. President Joe Biden’s refusal to cooperate with President Putin as “the biggest mistake.”
At the same time, President-elect Trump expressed that he would strive to find a satisfactory solution for both President Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
However, the specific details of a potential peace agreement being considered by the second Trump administration were not mentioned.
During his campaign, President-elect Trump repeatedly pledged to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours if he takes office. However, he later took a step back, saying, “The situation has become complicated.”
At the first press conference held on the 7th after being elected, he showed his willingness to talk with President Putin, but said, “I don’t think it is appropriate to meet 20 days before (the inauguration ceremony).” When asked about the timing of the peace talks, he answered, “I hope it will be well before six months.”
President-elect Trump also said that it is understandable that Russia opposes Ukraine’s membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for security reasons. At the press conference, he criticized the Biden administration for triggering the war by supporting Ukraine’s membership in NATO and prolonging the war by providing military support.
Special Envoy Kellogg is a former three-star general who served as Deputy Secretary General of the White House National Security Council (NSC) and National Security Advisor to Vice President Mike Pence during the first Trump administration. He had planned to visit Ukraine, but it was reportedly postponed after President-elect Trump’s inauguration.
Previously, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that Trump’s plan to end the war reportedly includes the support of weapons to monitor the Ukrainian ceasefire, the deployment of European peacekeepers, and a 20-year postponement of Ukraine’s accession to NATO.
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