Ukrainian officials hold inaugural meeting with Trump's Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia
Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova met with General Keith Kellogg, the US President's Special Representative for Ukraine and Russia.
Ukraine's Ambassador reported this on Facebook.
Markarova meets with Kellogg for the first time in his official capacity.
"Not our first meeting with General Keith Kellogg in general, but the first in his official capacity as Special Representative for Ukraine and Russia, to which President Trump appointed him on February 3," the ambassador said.
Photo: Facebook / Oksana Markarova
Markarova added:
"We had a thorough discussion with the Special Representative and his team and my colleagues – the head of the Office of the Defense Attaché General Kremenetsky and his deputy Denys Sienik."
From the Ukrainian side, the meeting was also attended by:
- Defense Attaché of Ukraine Borys Kremenetsky,
- his deputy Denys Sienik.
Photo: Facebook / Oksana Markarova
For reference:
On February 3, US President Donald Trump signed an official decree appointing retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg as special representative for Ukraine and Russia.
It is worth noting that Keith Kellogg was supposed to visit Ukraine in January, before Donald Trump's inauguration. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry confirmed that the visit date had already been agreed upon.
But then it turned out that Kellogg's visit had been postponed. Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi explained that this was due to legal reasons.
It should be noted that Keith Kellogg had previously stated that he was seeking a solution to the war within 100 days of the inauguration on January 20.
He also explained that ending Russia's war against Ukraine is essential for US national security and is part of American interests.
In addition, US President Donald Trump's special representative for Ukraine recently stated that a drop in oil prices to $45 per barrel could force Russia to sit down at the negotiating table.
80-year-old Keith Kellogg is a retired US Army lieutenant general who actively worked in national security during Donald Trump's first administration.
He was the head of the White House National Security Council staff from 2017 to 2021 and the national security advisor to then-Vice President Mike Pence.
In his youth, Kellogg fought in the Vietnam War, where he was awarded the Silver Star for heroism. He participated in the 1990–1991 Gulf War. During Operation Desert Shield, Kellogg served as chief of staff of an airborne division and then as assistant commander.
He served as chief of operations for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad, the transitional government of Iraq, following the invasion of the country by the United States and its allies.
