The planned visit of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, to Kyiv has been postponed. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha confirmed the cancellation but assured that the trip will be rescheduled. The meeting is considered crucial for Ukraine as it seeks to maintain US support amidst the ongoing conflict with Russia.
An upcoming trip to Kyiv by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump ’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia has been canceled but will be rescheduled, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Tuesday. The planned meetings between Keith Kellogg , a highly decorated retired three-star general who has long been Trump’s top adviser on defense issues, and Ukrainian officials are “extremely important,” Sybiha told reporters in the Ukrainian capital.
“I am confident that this meeting will take place in its own time,” he said during a news conference with his visiting Icelandic counterpart. “We are in contact to clearly define the timeline for its organization and to ensure that the meeting is as meaningful as possible.”Ukraine, up against a larger enemy, Russia, relies on Western – and especially U.S. – military backing to keep fighting. But Trump has criticized the billions of dollars the Biden administration has spent on Ukraine. He has also said he could end the war in 24 hours, though he hasn’t elaborated on how he might do that. Ukrainian officials are eager to sway Trump on sticking with Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has praised Trump’s “strength” and said the American president’s “unpredictability” could work in Ukraine’s favor.The war is draining the resources of both sides, though military analysts say the conflict is less sustainable for smaller Ukraine, and the war’s recent trajectory has not been in its favor. Its undermanned army is under strain on the front line, especially in eastern areas, though Ukrainian officials say its 5-month-long incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region shows that Russia is vulnerable
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