150 Ukrainians released from Russian captivity, Kellogg’s Kyiv trip confirmed - Wednesday brief
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Ukraine has returned 150 citizens from Russian captivity. Meanwhile, the date of the visit of US Special Representative for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg to Kyiv has been announced.
Trump's Special Envoy, Keith Kellogg, to visit Ukraine on February 20 - Sources
The US President's Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, will visit Ukraine after the Munich Security Conference. The visit is scheduled for February 20th, according to sources in the Office of the President of Ukraine.
According to sources, the American side suggested scheduling Keith Kellogg's visit for February 20th.
Ukraine returns 150 citizens from Russian captivity
On Wednesday, February 5, Ukraine returned 150 citizens from Russian captivity. Among those who returned were soldiers, sergeants, and officers, according to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
According to Zelenskyy, Ukraine returned Naval Forces who were captured in Mariupol and Zaporizhzhia region, the Air Force, the Airborne Assault and Ground Forces, the National Guard, border guards, Territorial Defense Forces, as well as a policeman.
Some of them had been in captivity for over 2 years.
Ankara expects peace initiatives for Ukraine to begin by June - Turkish Foreign Ministry
Türkiye expects that peace initiatives regarding Ukraine will be detailed soon, likely by June this year, states Foreign Minister of Türkiye Hakan Fidan in an interview with Anadolu.
According to Fidan, Ankara expects to start an initiative to resolve the war in Ukraine in the near future.
Ukraine could offer its storage facilities for US gas, Foreign Minister says
Ukraine can provide its gas storage facilities for storing American gas. This will allow to strengthen the energy security of Europe, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha says at a joint press conference with UK Foreign Minister David Lammy.
Sybiha recalled that Ukraine has powerful underground gas storage facilities. Which, according to him, there are also common points for mutually beneficial cooperation, strengthening the energy security of Europe.
US may present plan to end Russia's war against Ukraine
The United States may present a plan to end Russia's war against Ukraine as early as next week. This is likely to happen at the Munich Security Conference, scheduled for February 14-16, Bloomberg reports.
Anonymous sources of the media outlet stated that the plan to end the war will be presented to allies by US Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg. However, Bloomberg's sources did not clarify how detailed the discussions will be or in what format they will take place.
