12 June 2025
US President’s special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, has said he tried to explain to Donald Trump the importance of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s efforts to achieve peace.
Source: Keith Kellogg during a speech at the German Marshall Fund forum in Brussels, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Kellogg said he told Trump that “we haven’t had an American president since Abraham Lincoln that’s had to do what President Zelenskyy is done”.
Quote: “President Zelenskyy is fighting a war of national survival on his own soil, and that’s what Abraham Lincoln did. He fought on his own soil for national survival, for national sovereignty. And when you see that, you have to appreciate the issues that they are facing right now on the ground.”
More details: Kellogg added that Americans sometimes fail to see this because they “don’t put themselves in their [the Ukrainians’] shoes” and do not understand how “to work the way out of this”.
Background:
- Earlier, Kellogg said the US considered Russia’s concerns about NATO expansion legitimate and was open to discussing them.
- He also advised Ukraine not to reject negotiations with Russia.
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I can’t figure this guy out. He goes from talking utter rubbish to quite sensible things. A Slinky seems steadier.
Except Lincoln was involved in a civil war, which the Ukrainians quickly pointed out to him.
“He fought on his own soil for national survival, for national sovereignty.”
I think he was pointing out the situation Zelensky is fighting on his own soil to prevent his country from breaking up, like Lincoln did.
Yeah, if he continues you might have to take back some of the things you said about him…lol.
He should talk Trump into visiting like he did, maybe things will become more clear as they did for Kellogg too.
I still don’t trust Kellogg cornflakes.
“He also advised Ukraine not to reject negotiations with Russia.”
He still hasn’t learned anything. You don’t negotiate with terrorists, hasn’t that always been the US approach?
You dont arrest Senators either……………
Unless they try to attack a cabinet secretary.
Yes, under real presidents, we don’t negotiate with terrorists.