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Trump's Ukraine envoy postpones Kyiv trip until after inauguration
Reuters AOL ^ | 1/6/2025 | John Irish, Gram Slattery and Max Hunder

Posted on 01/06/2025 7:51:03 PM PST by marcusmaximus

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Ukraine envoy has postponed a fact-finding trip to Kyiv and other European capitals until after Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, according to four sources with knowledge of the trip's planning.

Retired Lieutenant-General Keith Kellogg, who is set to serve as Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, had initially planned a mission to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian leaders in early January, Reuters reported last month. His team was also setting up meetings with officials in other European capitals, including Rome and Paris.

But the trip, which would have marked the first time incoming Trump administration officials headed to Kyiv since the Nov. 5 election, has been pushed back, said the sources, who requested anonymity to discuss private matters.

Kellogg is now expected to travel to Ukraine after Trump takes office, though no date has been set, the sources said.

It was not immediately clear why Kellogg was delaying the trip.

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KEYWORDS: envoy; keithkellogg; russia; ukraine

1 posted on 01/06/2025 7:51:03 PM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus
It was not immediately clear why Kellogg was delaying the trip.

Isn't that the pretext Comey at FBI used to entrap Michael Flynn?

How dare you talk to foreigners before you take office?!

And Jeff Sessions let it all happen.

2 posted on 01/06/2025 7:53:40 PM PST by PGR88
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To: marcusmaximus

Is Trump still going to Greenland tomorrow?
I heard that was his plan.


3 posted on 01/06/2025 7:54:24 PM PST by lee martell
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To: PGR88

Getting the Hamas hostages released is the top priority.


4 posted on 01/06/2025 7:58:28 PM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus
Lex lobbed one softball after another and your great hero still whiffed. It was an embarassment.

5 posted on 01/06/2025 8:02:25 PM PST by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: PGR88

Clearing the decks…

Trump reiterates his threat to Hamas: ‘Those hostages have to get out, they have to get out now’

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-reiterates-his-threat-to-hamas-those-hostages-have-to-get-out-they-have-to-get-out-now/


6 posted on 01/06/2025 8:02:48 PM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: PGR88

“Isn’t that the pretext Comey at FBI used to entrap Michael Flynn? “

Except that Kellogg doesn’t have to worry about the “Flynn” treatment as he sucks up the Neocon propaganda on Ukraine without questioning it a bit. Unfortunately for the Neocons (and Zeepers), he’ll soon be around others who are wise to it.


7 posted on 01/06/2025 9:02:17 PM PST by BobL
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To: marcusmaximus

Former President Donald Trump said if reelected he would end the war in Ukraine before his inauguration because he is respected by Ukraine and Russia’s leaders.

“That is a war that’s dying to be settled. I will get it settled before I even become president,” the Republican said during his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday.


8 posted on 01/06/2025 9:17:28 PM PST by McGruff
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To: marcusmaximus

Garland would probably arrest him.


9 posted on 01/06/2025 9:45:24 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: lee martell

“Is Trump still going to Greenland tomorrow?
I heard that was his plan.”

That’s Don Jr. going.


10 posted on 01/06/2025 11:56:48 PM PST by rxh4n1 ( )
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To: McGruff
Trump will end the war. It will take more work than he thought. He will be better off leaving Zelensky on ice until he takes power. Then he can deal with the little war profiteer and his partners in crime.
11 posted on 01/07/2025 2:40:04 AM PST by Rdct29 (The Democrats Are The New Nazi Party )
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To: marcusmaximus

Makes sense.
Trump has no power to do anything until Jan 20th.


12 posted on 01/07/2025 3:12:56 AM PST by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: PGR88

The Uke attack in Kursk was crushed and then Russia counterattacked putting the Kursk debacle on full view. Zelinski had hoped to prove Ukraine was capable of conducting offensive operations in Russia.

Now Trump will speak directly to Putin and upset the EUNeo/Nato-con warmongers.

The US has since VN and even Afghanistan gone straight to the opposing govetnment over the one we supported to get out of a conflict.

Trumps entire agenda hinges on cutting Ukraine out of his daily activities.

Sorry, Ukraine but Trump and America are moving past Biden’s war to MAGA.


13 posted on 01/07/2025 4:57:12 AM PST by Jumper
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At the rate of Putin’s gains, any “ delay” in negotiations should result in Vlad finishing up in rolling up the Donbass. Lughansk liberated, Donetsk region has another 15 percent or so till liberation.

The Russian Donbass liberation was one of Vlad’s stated goals, it will be achieved.


14 posted on 01/07/2025 6:19:42 AM PST by delta7
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“At the rate of Putin’s gains, any “ delay” in negotiations should result in Vlad finishing up in rolling up the Donbass. Lughansk liberated, Donetsk region has another 15 percent or so till liberation.

The Russian Donbass liberation was one of Vlad’s stated goals, it will be achieved.”

Didn’t he take Kiev two years ago?


15 posted on 01/07/2025 8:56:42 AM PST by TexasGator (1/|1211i.11'1/'1/11111)
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