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Ukraine willing to ‘de facto give up’ land to Russia – Trump envoy
Keith Kellogg says Kiev wants to hold the current front line
Ukraine willing to ‘de facto give up’ land to Russia – Trump envoy
US presidential envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg in Warsaw, Poland, February 18, 2025. © Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto / Getty Images
Kiev has agreed to acknowledge Russia’s control over Crimea and four other regions – without formally recognizing Moscow’s sovereignty over them – according to US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Keith Kellogg.
During an interview on Wednesday, Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum asked Kellogg whether the US could accept Moscow’s demand that Ukraine renounce claims to territories it considers under Russian occupation.
“Partially, yes,” Kellogg replied. “Look, the Ukrainians, Martha, have already said—they’re willing to give up the land… not de jure – forever – but de facto because the Russians actually occupied it. They’ve agreed to that,” he said. “They told me that last week.”
Kellogg added that Ukraine wants a ceasefire that would mean “you sit on the ground that you currently hold.”