US Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg is set to arrive in Kyiv on Monday, July 14, for a week-long visit – coinciding with US President Donald Trump’s expected announcement of a “major statement on Russia.”
“We’ll be in Kyiv on Monday. So we’ll be there for the whole week,” Kellogg told a reporter from Novyny Live.
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Earlier, on Wednesday, July 9, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Kellogg in Rome ahead of the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC), held Thursday and Friday.
During the meeting, Zelensky thanked Kellogg for the US participation in the conference and expressed Ukraine’s full support for Trump’s peace initiatives.
The two reportedly discussed weapons supplies to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense, joint defense manufacturing, and increased sanctions against Russia.
On Thursday, Trump said he plans to make a “major statement” on Russia next week and confirmed his support for a Senate bill imposing tough new sanctions on Moscow – while reserving the final decision for himself.
“I’m disappointed in Russia, but we’ll see what happens over the next couple of weeks,” Trump told NBC News. “I think I’ll have a major statement to make on Russia on Monday,” he said, declining to elaborate.
Kellogg’s visit comes amid increased Russian aerial assaults on Ukrainian cities, exploiting weaknesses in Ukraine’s air defense systems. Ukrainian officials have yet to release details about the US envoy’s agenda or planned meetings.
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