RE: Peace some way off4 Feb 2026 19:29
“General Keith Kellogg, the US president’s Ukraine envoy up until last month, told BBC Radio 4′s Today programme that the Russian leader is “afraid” right now.
His comments come as Putin continues to bombard Ukraine’s energy infrastructure despite committing to a weeklong ceasefire with Trump just days ago.
Thousands of buildings in Kyiv are completely without power even as temperatures plummet to -20C.
Kellogg told the BBC: “What Putin is trying to do, he’s trying to break the will of Ukrainians.
“My experience from being in Kyiv, from being in Kharkiv, that’s not going to work.”
He added: “If they can get through the winter, if they can get through the next, four, five, six weeks at most, then I think the advantage starts to swing to the Ukrainians.
“Russia is not strong. Russia is not winning this fight.”
Kellogg continued: “I think Putin is working from a disadvantage. He’s afraid, even though he talks big
The one who is holding up the peace process is not Zelenskyy, it’s not the Ukrainians. The one who is holding up the peace process is Putin and Russia.””
Is that what they call straight from the horse’s mouth?