Overview
- Officials confirmed Gen. Keith Kellogg will step down as U.S. special envoy for Ukraine in January.
- Kellogg was regarded in Kyiv and European capitals as a strong advocate for Ukraine, credited with helping secure Belarus prisoner releases and publicly condemning Russian strikes.
- His role diminished as Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and other senior figures took over negotiations, underscoring internal divisions over the administration’s approach to the war.
- Politico reports Witkoff circulated a 28-point U.S.–Russia draft that would require major Ukrainian territorial and military concessions, with aspects still in flux and drawing concern from Ukraine and European officials.
- No successor has been named and the U.S. still lacks a Senate-confirmed ambassador in Kyiv, where a chargé d’affaires leads the mission as top U.S. military officials visit to press the draft proposal.