Special Representative of the US President on Ukraine and Russia Keellog at the eighth Ukrainian Lancae, as part of the Munich Security Conference, noted that in negotiations about the world is responsible for contacts with Ukraine, at the same time special representative of the American president for the Middle East Stephen Witkoff - for contacts with the Russian Federation.
" We have a representative of Witkoff involved because he is responsible for the Russian direction. I am responsible - for Ukrainian and European. We do this for speed, because the question is when it will end, ”Kellogs pointed out.
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When asked how he sees security guarantees for Ukraine, Kelloglog replied that this should be a collective vision. KELLLOL noted that after discussing with allies of security guarantees for Ukraine, he will present their opinions Trump.
" ) we advise, he makes a decision. We must give him options. Nothing can be ruled out. All options are still considering today. It is important that the president himself decides on the basis of this, ”he added.
Earlier it was reported that the representative of the US President Donald Trump in the Middle East Steve Witkoff, who headed negotiations in Moscow to release the American teacher, Mark Vogel, presumably had a many -hour meeting with Putin. Witkoff himself refused to answer the question whether he personally talked to the head of the Kremlin. Billionaire Steve Witkoff is Donald Trump's many -year -old friend.
He had already put his hand in a truce between Israel and Hamas on the eve of the inauguration of Donald Trump and agreed to free the Vogel.
Former US Ambassador to Ukraine (2003-2006) John Herbst noted that the Russians do not want to negotiate with Kit Kelllog because they consider him the toughest representative of the American national security team on the Russian Federation against Ukraine. In his opinion, therefore Trump expanded the powers of Witkoff, instructing him to participate in the process of resolving the war between Ukraine and Russia and negotiate with Moscow.