Kellogg may spend week in Ukraine - Presidential Office reveals visit details
Photo: Keith Kellogg, US Special Presidential Envoy for Ukraine (Vitalii Nosach/RBC-Ukraine)
The US Special Presidential Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg may spend an entire week in Ukraine. During his visit, he may go to the front line and speak with Ukrainian soldiers to assess the situation firsthand, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing Advisor to the Head of the Presidential Office Serhiy Leshchenko.
According to Leshchenko, Kellogg will stay in Ukraine for several days, or possibly for a full week.
"President Volodymyr Zelenskyy invited Kellogg to spend several days or a week in Ukraine, to visit the front, to be among the troops and brigades, and to witness firsthand what he's dedicated his entire life to - military affairs - and how it looks in the context of modern warfare," said the Advisor to the Head of the Presidential Office.
Leshchenko added that Kellogg's visit is not only about providing aid to Ukraine. It's also an opportunity to help modernize the US military.
Possibility of shelling during visit
According to Leshchenko, Russian leader Vladimir Putin would be a complete idiot if he carried out a strike on Kyiv during Kellogg's visit, as Kellogg would see the consequences with his own eyes and then report them to US President Donald Trump. In the end, that would only strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities.
Ukrainian advisor also noted that the aid being provided by American partners will help protect Ukraine's skies. In particular, there are expectations regarding Patriot missiles, which are currently in short supply.
"But it's also about long-range weaponry, and Germany, in this regard, is acting wisely - it no longer makes public announcements about where and what is being transferred, and it is working with Ukraine on joint long-range projects so that at some point it will no longer be clear whether a missile was launched is Ukrainian made, German made, or of joint production," Leshchenko explained.
US efforts to end war in Ukraine
In recent months, the US has held a series of separate negotiations with representatives of both Ukraine and Russia. During one such meeting, the White House proposed a full ceasefire, to which Kyiv immediately agreed. Moscow, however, began to voice its own conditions.
In early June, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that US President Donald Trump could become a decisive factor in establishing peace between Russia and Ukraine if he puts pressure on the Kremlin.
