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Trump’s Ukraine envoy warns against trusting Putin without consulting Europe
TVP World ^ | 5/31/2025 | Staff

Posted on 05/31/2025 11:51:29 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, has urged Washington’s chief negotiator with Moscow, Steve Witkoff, to consult European leaders before placing trust in Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.

Witkoff has been part of U.S. delegations leading talks with Moscow and Kyiv since February, after Trump tasked members of his administration to help negotiate an end to Russia’s three-year war in Ukraine.

However, he has faced criticism from Kyiv for peddling Russian narratives, including a suggestion to hand over four partially occupied eastern Ukrainian regions to Moscow.

In March, Witkoff said that Putin has no intention to “take all of Europe”. His remarks drew sharp reactions in Kyiv and in European capitals, where they were seen as aligning with Kremlin rhetoric.

On Friday, during an interview with U.S. broadcaster ABC News, Kellogg was asked about Witkoff’s statements and whether his colleague should trust Putin’s intentions regarding ending the conflict.

Kellogg said he would advise Witkoff to consult European leaders before reposing any faith in the Russian leader.

“When you look at Europeans… I would advise Steve [Witkoff], you know, ‘you better talk to Chancellor of Germany [Friedrich] Merz, you got the President of France, [Emmanuel] Macron, you got the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, [Keir] Starmer,’” Kellogg said.

“They see the world a little bit differently. They live in their neighborhood, and it’s a tough neighborhood to live in. And they think they are at risk,” he added.

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To: marcusmaximus

Keith Kellogg = John Bolton.


21 posted on 05/31/2025 2:24:56 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: JonPreston

Shut up Kellog. The Europeans just want more war.


22 posted on 05/31/2025 3:24:12 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: NavyShoe

Ask these war bonnets why we should meddle in this conundrum and the excuse they come up is the same as the excuse they came up for the Vietnam war.

To stop someone or thing.

Howd Vietnam work out for us?

Cuba? As well as all the rest since the Korean conflict.

Smedly Butlers title of his book is correct.
War Is A Racket.


23 posted on 05/31/2025 4:05:27 PM PDT by crz
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To: marcusmaximus

You can’t trust anyone. That’s why the best option is to stay out of this crap completely. It’s Europe’s problem. Not ours.


24 posted on 05/31/2025 5:40:44 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: marcusmaximus

“They see the world a little bit differently. They live in their neighborhood, and it’s a tough neighborhood to live in. And they think they are at risk,” he added.

Yeah. Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus are the trailer trash of Europe. That’s why those Europussies are hiding behind us all the time.


25 posted on 06/01/2025 3:14:42 AM PDT by rxh4n1
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