Keith Kellogg, President-elect Trump's pick to be his special envoy for the Russia-Ukraine war, has laid out a fairly detailed proposal to end the war that began nearly three years ago.
President Trump has vowed to end the war within a day of returning to the White House, and last week appointed retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, Trump's National Security Council chief of staff, to lead the effort. Nominated as leader.
in Research report co-authored by Kellogg Last May, he told the America First Institute (AMFI) that the war was an “inevitable tragedy” caused in part by President Biden's “incompetence as a world leader.” said.
“The Biden administration's pattern of risk aversion in Ukraine's military and its diplomatic failures with Russia have prolonged the Ukraine war, and Ukraine is now in a war of attrition with Russia,” he wrote at the time.
“Ending the Russia-Ukraine war requires strong, America-first leadership to conclude a peace agreement and immediately cease hostilities between the warring parties,” Kellogg said in the report. said.
The president-elect has said the war would never have started if he had remained in the White House, but gave little specifics on how he intends to resolve the war when he returns to power in January. Not yet.
Controversially, Kellogg said that further U.S. aid to Ukraine should be conditional on Ukraine's willingness to participate in peace negotiations.
To persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to join these discussions, Mr. Kellogg told him and other NATO leaders that Ukraine would postpone joining the alliance in exchange for a security peace deal. proposed a proposal.
Although the Biden administration has not publicly put pressure on Ukraine to negotiate peace, it has been criticized for being too cautious about providing Ukraine with the weapons systems it needs to push back Russia.
The United States does not support Ukraine's immediate membership in NATO, but it is joining the alliance toward eventual NATO membership.
Kellogg, like Trump, has prioritized keeping the U.S. military out of “unnecessary and endless wars” while projecting military power.
“This means working with our alliances and partners to promote regional security, while also requiring alliance members and allies to do everything in their power to protect regional security,” Kellogg said in the AMFI report. “It means asking for something.”
In his report, Kellogg criticized the massive amounts of financial and arms aid given to Ukraine over the past two years, saying it has depleted the U.S. military supplies and defense industrial base and jeopardized the country's military readiness. He claimed that he was exposed to
Kellogg opposed sending arms and money to a “stalemate” and said “official American policy” was needed to end the war. This includes policies aimed at a ceasefire and negotiated settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. ”
“The United States will continue to provide arms and strengthen defenses to Ukraine to ensure that Russia does not advance further and attack again following a ceasefire or peace agreement,” he suggested in the report.
