The White House revealed whether Kellogg will be included in the list of negotiators for the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
The Special Representative of the United States for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, remains on Washington's negotiating team regarding the cessation of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Although his name was not mentioned in the statement made by American President Donald Trump regarding the corresponding team.
This was reported by RBK-Ukraine citing CNN.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt stated that retired General Keith Kellogg is still "part of the administration," despite Trump not listing him among those negotiating between the two countries.
As a reminder, in November, Trump appointed Kellogg as Assistant to the President of the United States and Special Representative for Ukraine and Russia, writing on Truth Social that "together we will ensure peace through strength."
The White House representative also noted that she is unaware of any prerequisites for the upcoming meeting between Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
According to Levitt, she "just spoke with the President (Trump) and our national security team, and I was not informed of any conditions."
Trump's "new" team on ending the war between Russia and Ukraine
As previously reported, after speaking with Putin, Trump posted on social media that he assigned his team to lead the negotiations represented by:
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio,
- Director of the CIA John Ratcliffe,
- National Security Advisor Michael Waltz,
- as well as Ambassador and Special Representative Steve Witkoff.
Kellogg's name was not mentioned in Trump's list.
For more details about Steven Witkoff, who became another envoy of Trump regarding the war in Ukraine and flew to Moscow, read in a separate article by RBK-Ukraine.