Trump appoints Keith Kellogg as Ukraine peace envoy

Trump taps Keith Kellogg as special envoy to Ukraine and Russia

President-elect Trump on Wednesday announced his appointment of Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general who served as chief of staff on Trump’s National Security Council during his first term, ...

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Trump taps retired Gen. Keith Kellogg for Ukraine envoy

Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general, served as national security adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence.

Trump selects retired Gen. Keith Kellogg as special envoy to Russia, Ukraine

President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday he will nominate retired Gen.

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Trump picks Keith Kellogg to serve as special envoy to Ukraine and Russia

Retired US army general and former Pence aide tapped for newly conceived role to negotiate amid ongoing war. Donald Trump has picked Keith Kellogg to serve as a special envoy for Ukraine and ...

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Trump taps Keith Kellogg as special envoy to Ukraine and Russia

President-elect Donald Trump has long promised that he could end the war in Ukraine on day one, and now he's tapped Ret. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg to help get the job done as special envoy to Ukraine ...

Trump taps retired Gen. Keith Kellogg for Ukraine envoy

Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general, served as national security adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence.

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Trump’s Ukraine envoy pick proposed forcing peace talks by withdrawing US weapons

In a co-authored document presented to Trump in April, Keith Kellogg also said US should give Ukraine more weapons if Russia doesn’t join negotiations. Donald Trump ’s plan to tap the retired US ...

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What Trump's Russia-Ukraine envoy has said about ending the war

President-elect Trump's choice for special envoy to the Russia-Ukraine war, Keith Kellogg, has offered fairly detailed proposals for ending the war that began almost three years ago. Trump has ...

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Trump ally: Ukraine focus is to achieve ‘peace and stop the killing’

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Former Rear Adm. breaks down Trump's Russia, Ukraine special envoy pick

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Trump appoints Keith Kellogg as Ukraine peace envoy

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