Kellogg: words about the division of Ukraine are distorted
12 April 06:12
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg said that The Times journalists had distorted his words about the “division” of Ukraine. He wrote about this in the social network X, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
“The Times article distorted what I said. I spoke about ‘peacekeeping forces’ after the ceasefire in support of Ukraine’s sovereignty. In discussions of partition, I was referring to areas of responsibility for allied forces (without US troops). I was NOT referring to the division of Ukraine,” he wrote.
It is known that the “support forces” refer to the contingents of Britain, France and their allies, which in theory should keep Russia from violating the ceasefire.
Earlier, The Times wrote that Kellogg admitted the possibility of dividing Ukraine into control zones similar to Berlin after World War II. It was said that the British and French military could be deployed in western Ukraine, and the Ukrainian army could be located between them and Russian troops.
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Chronicle of US-Russian negotiations
on February 18, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Prime Minister’s aide Yuri Ushakov met in Saudi Arabia with an American delegation, represented by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Volz, and Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff.
After the talks, the US State Department reported that the delegations agreed to “eliminate irritants” in bilateral relations and continue to work on preparing talks on Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The parties also agreed to appoint high-level groups for further negotiations on Ukraine.
The media reported that the US and Russia discussed a three-stage peace plan for Ukraine, which consists of the following stages:
- A ceasefire.
- Holding elections in Ukraine.
- Conclusion of a peace agreement.
on February 27, negotiations between the Americans and Russians continued in Istanbul. According to the Russian side, they discussed the normalization of diplomatic relations. The Kremlin also allegedly demanded the return of 6 properties that had been seized from Russians in the United States in 2016-2018, and also proposed to resume air travel.
on March 13, Putin met in Moscow with Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff. The parties did not make any statements about the results of the meeting, except for the words of Trump’s national security adviser Mike Volz that there are grounds for cautious optimism.
on March 25, the US agreed with Ukraine and Russia to ban attacks in the Black Sea.
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