Keith Kellogg, U.S.
President Donald Trumps Special Envoy to Ukraine, recommended British and French soldiers might embrace zones of control in the country, in an interview with The Times paper released Saturday.Kellogg recommended they could have areas of responsibility west of the Dnipro river, as part of a reassurance force, with a demilitarized zone separating them from Russian-occupied areas in the east.
You might nearly make it appear like what occurred with Berlin after World War II, when you had a Russian zone, a French zone and a British zone, a U.S.
zone, he said, later on clarifying on X that the United States would not be providing troops.
Youre west of the (Dnipro), which is a significant barrier, Kellogg stated, adding that the force would therefore not be provocative at all to Russia.He suggested that a demilitarized zone could be carried out along the existing lines of control in eastern Ukraine, The Times said.A retired lieutenant general and previous acting national security advisor throughout Trumps first term, Kellogg, 80, stated Ukraine was big enough to accommodate numerous armies seeking to enforce a ceasefire.To ensure that British, French, Ukrainian and other allied forces do not exchange fire with Russian soldiers, Kellogg said a buffer zone would be required.
You take a look at a map and you produce, for absence of a much better term, a demilitarised zone (DMZ), he stated.
You have a.
DMZ that you can monitor, and youve got this ...
no-fire zone, stated Kellogg.But he added: Now, exist going to be infractions? Probably, due to the fact that there constantly are.
Your capability to keep an eye on that is simple.
Russia released its full-blown invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Kellogg confessed that Russian President Vladimir Putin may decline the proposal.Kellogg later on clarified his position, posting on X.
I was speaking of a post-ceasefire resiliency force in assistance of Ukraines sovereignty.
In conversations of partitioning, I was referencing areas or zones of duty for an allied force (without U.S.
troops).
I was NOT describing a partitioning of Ukraine, he said.Britain and France are leading talks among a 30-nation union of the ready on potentially deploying forces to Ukraine to support any ceasefire Trump might strike.London and Paris explain the possible release as a reassurance force targeted at offering Ukraine some type of security guarantee.But many concerns stay unanswered, from the size of any force, to who would contribute, what the required would be and whether the United States would back it up.Putin, in power for 25 years and repeatedly elected in votes without any competition, has actually typically questioned Volodymyr Zelenskys authenticity as president, after the Ukrainian leaders initial five-year required ended in May 2024.
Under Ukrainian law, elections are suspended throughout times of major military dispute, and Zelenskys domestic opponents have all said no tallies must be held until after the conflict.
If you get to a ceasefire, youre going to have elections, said Kellogg.
I think Zelensky is open to do that when you get to a ceasefire and as soon as you get some resolution.
Thats a call for the Ukrainian people in the Ukrainian parliament.
Not ours.
Kellogg stated relations in between Ukraine and the United States were now back on track , citing resumed talks over a proposed deal on Ukraines mineral resources.He said officials would attempt to turn a company offer into a diplomatic deal over the coming days.