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Donald Trump's special envoy to Ukraine said the United States would 'kick Russia's a*s' on the battlefield in the event of all-out war. Keith Kellogg, the U.S Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, and a retired lieutenant general, suggested Vladimir Putin's rhetoric was overblown during a meeting in Kyiv. 'We had a discussion recently in the Oval [Office] where... they were talking about the primacy of the Russian military and how they were pretty good,' he told British historian Niall Ferguson. 'And I said to the people in the room: "We'd kick their a*s." 'I mean by that, don't take...

Wednesday, 29 May, 2002, 17:39 GMT 18:39 UK Musharraf rallies Pakistan troops President Musharraf is ready to unleash his forces Pakistan's military ruler, General Pervez Musharraf, says that if the Indian army attacks his country, the fighting will be carried back into India. "The defence forces of the country are fully prepared ... in case of any aggression from across the borders," General Musharraf told soldiers at an air force base.   "And if the war is thrust on us it will be fought in the enemy's territory," he added. Tensions along the Kashmiri border has been increasing, since a...