{"id":131531,"date":"2024-11-29T21:19:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T14:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131531"},"modified":"2024-11-29T21:19:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T14:19:49","slug":"trump-names-gen-keith-kellogg-as-ukraine-and-russia-envoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131531","title":{"rendered":"Trump names Gen Keith Kellogg as Ukraine and Russia envoy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_img\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:495px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/11\/13\/USAT\/76260116007-20241113-t-152236-z-1514541871-rc-2-d-4-bayii-62-rtrmadp-3-ukrainecrisisattackkyiv.JPG?width=660&amp;height=495&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" elementtiming=\"ar-lead-image\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Firefighters work at the site where an industrial area was hit by a Russian missile strike in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, on Nov. 13, 2024.\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">President-elect Donald Trump nominated retired Lt. Gen Keith Kellogg to be his Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, a role aimed at finding a resolution to a war Russia started nearly three years and that Trump previously said he could end &#8220;in a day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Kellogg previously served as chief of staff for the White House National Security Council during\u00a0Trump&#8217;s first term and as national security adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;Keith has led a distinguished Military and Business career, including serving in highly sensitive National Security roles in my first administration,&#8221; Trump said in a statement Wednesday. &#8220;Together, we will secure PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH, and Make America, and the World, SAFE AGAIN!&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:495px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/11\/27\/USAT\/76622292007-usatsi-20744214.jpg?width=660&amp;height=495&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/11\/27\/USAT\/76622292007-usatsi-20744214.jpg?width=1320&amp;height=990&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellog Jr., far right, is congratulated by Maj. Gen. Christopher LaNeve, second from right, and Command Sgt. Maj. Randolph Delapena, after being inducted into the 82nd Airborne Division Hall of Fame during a ceremony Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at Fort Bragg.\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Trump over the last week has been announcing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/11\/13\/trump-pick-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth\/76256522007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">new members<\/a> of his forthcoming administration. Some of those picks, like the incoming president himself, have expressed deep skepticism about sending Ukraine additional military aid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">One idea Kellogg has floated would require Ukraine to participate in peace talks with Russia to continue receiving aid. The plan was put forward by Kellogg and Fred Fleitz last spring. Fleitz was Kellogg&#8217;s successor as chief of staff at the National Security Council, where he also worked for Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Sign-up for Your Vote:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":body nav (sms)|e|auto spike click:6|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/08\/16\/text-your-elections-questions-to-your-vote-sms\/74819698007\/\">Text with the USA TODAY elections team.<\/a><\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">NATO membership for Ukraine could also be on the table, Kellogg <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/07\/08\/nato-ukraine-membership-irreversible-washington-summit\/74300582007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/07\/08\/nato-ukraine-membership-irreversible-washington-summit\/74300582007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">told USA TODAY<\/a> in an interview over the summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">He said the message to Russia should be, &#8220;If you sit down and talk we can stop the killing and discuss Ukraine&#8217;s near-term admission to NATO. If you do not start discussion, we will support Ukraine to a much greater level to support the destruction of the Russian army in Ukraine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_gl gnt_em__el\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/picture-gallery\/news\/politics\/2024\/11\/12\/president-elect-trumps-staffing-picks-for-key-administration-roles\/76219267007\/\" data-t-l=\":l|l|c|view gallery:inline promo\" aria-label=\"View Gallery - See President-elect Donald Trump's staffing picks for key administration roles\" data-g-r=\"nav_mo\" data-g-tn=\"pgcss\" data-g-mtn=\"pg76219267007\" data-g-moh=\"hpgm\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-expanded=\"false\" onmousedown=\"event.stopPropagation()\" onmouseup=\"event.stopPropagation()\" data-c-id=\"76219267007\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/11\/22\/USAT\/76489740007-combo-2.jpg?crop=3925,2208,x0,y11&amp;width=660&amp;height=372&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/11\/22\/USAT\/76489740007-combo-2.jpg?crop=3925,https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/2208,https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/x0,https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/y11&amp;width=1320&amp;height=744&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Trump has not publicly specified what he would offer each side to bring the war to such a quick resolution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;I will get it settled before I even become president. If I win, when I&#8217;m president-elect, and what I&#8217;ll do is I&#8217;ll speak to one, I&#8217;ll speak to the other, I&#8217;ll get them together,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/harris-trump-presidential-debate-transcript\/story?id=113560542\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/harris-trump-presidential-debate-transcript\/story?id=113560542\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Trump said in a<\/a> September debate against Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Vice President-elect JD Vance has argued that <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/trumps-vp-pick-vance-opposes-us-aid-ukraine\/story?id=112036938\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/trumps-vp-pick-vance-opposes-us-aid-ukraine\/story?id=112036938\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">it is not in the<\/a> United States&#8217; interest to provide continued assistance to Ukraine at the current levels. South Dakota Gov. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/11\/12\/trump-south-dakota-kristi-noem-homeland-security\/76207914007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Kristi Noem<\/a>, who Trump tapped to be the next U.S. homeland security, earlier this year called the war in Ukraine &#8220;Europe&#8217;s fight, not ours.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">Defending Europe:<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/07\/10\/presidential-election-trumps-nato-summit\/74281032007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|spike click:15|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Biden, Trump fears loom over NATO summit<\/a><\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_anc\" id=\"gnt_atomsnc\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"loadAnc\" aria-label=\"Newsletter signup form\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Trump&#8217;s incoming White House national security adviser, Florida Rep. Michael Waltz,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/nx-s1-5173551\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/nx-s1-5173551\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\"> has pushed for<\/a> tougher enforcement of energy sanctions on Russia and &#8220;taking the handcuffs off of the long-range weapons&#8221; that the United States provides to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In a lengthy Oval Office meeting with Trump, outgoing President Joe Biden made the case to his successor that it is in the United States&#8217; interest to stand by Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression to prevent a wider war, current White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said at a briefing afterward. That includes weapons and financial assistance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/11\/27\/USAT\/76622338007-20241113-t-162708-z-228549898-rc-2-g-4-baeoc-0-k-rtrmadp-3-usatrumpbiden.JPG?width=660&amp;height=440&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/11\/27\/USAT\/76622338007-20241113-t-162708-z-228549898-rc-2-g-4-baeoc-0-k-rtrmadp-3-usatrumpbiden.JPG?width=1320&amp;height=880&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"U.S. President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2024. REUTERS\/Kevin Lamarque\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Biden appointed Bridget Brink his ambassador to Ukraine in April 25, 2022. She remains in that role. Biden did not have a separate peace envoy for Ukraine, although he did make Penny Pritzker, a former U.S. Commerce secretary, his special representative for Ukraine\u2019s economic\u00a0recovery. She left that post in September at the end of a yearlong term.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Kurt Volker was the U.S. government\u2019s last envoy devoted to ending Russia\u2019s occupation of parts of Ukraine and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2023\/02\/23\/whats-happened-since-russias-invasion-ukraine\/11332085002\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">bolstering U.S. and European support for Ukraine<\/a>. He held the role from 2017-19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>Contributing: Riley Beggin<\/em>, USA TODAY; Reuters<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/11\/27\/trump-ukraine-peace-envoy\/76258885007\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President-elect Donald Trump nominated retired Lt. 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