Kellogg urges Zelenskyy-Putin talks, says ‘compromises will be necessary’
U.S. President’s Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, stressed the need for direct talks between Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Tagesschau
reported on Feb. 14 ahead of the Munich Security Conference.
Kellogg said both sides will have to engage in talks and
make concessions.
He also dismissed claims that U.S. President Donald Trump
intended to negotiate solely with Putin.
“It is clear to us that all three sides need to talk,
especially the two key players—Russians and Ukrainians. They need to sit down
and talk,” Trump’s special envoy stated.
Kellogg previously suggested that any future peace deal
between Ukraine and Russia would involve Ukraine ceding territory.
The 61st Munich Security Conference is scheduled to take
place in Germany from Feb. 14 to 16. This
year, Ukraine’s delegation will be led by President Zelenskyy, who is set
to meet with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Earlier, Rubio stated that the primary focus for the U.S.
delegation at the Munich conference would be Russia’s war against Ukraine. He
has repeatedly stressed the necessity of “compromises” from both Russia and
Ukraine to end the war, arguing that neither side would achieve its “maximalist
goals.”
On
Feb. 12, Trump held his first phone conversation with Zelenskyy after speaking
with Putin. The U.S. president later described
his discussions with both leaders as “great” and expressed optimism about a
“good opportunity” to end the war.
Trump
claimed that both Zelenskyy and Putin are willing to “make a deal” to end the
war. He also said he
might meet with the Russian dictator in Saudi Arabia and announced plans
for a trilateral meeting between representatives of the U.S., Ukraine, and
Russia.
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