Kellogg spoke about Trump's first step to resolve the conflict in Ukraine

US President Donald Trump primarily wants to stop hostilities as part of the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict. This was reported by the US leader's special envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, on 6 February. His words are quoted by The New York Post.

According to the special envoy, only after that the US administration considers it possible to start negotiations on peaceful settlement issues.

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Earlier in the day, Kellogg announced Trump's readiness to tighten sanctions against Russia to complete the Ukrainian conflict. The special envoy added that the conflict in Ukraine cannot be resolved without negotiations between Moscow and Kiev, that both sides will have to make compromises.

On February 4, Zoltan Koshkovych, an analyst at the Hungarian Center for Fundamental Rights, said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (his term expired in May 2024) should give up his post and give way to a new leader after Kellogg's words. The latter said that if the cease-fire is lifted, Zelensky is obliged to call presidential and parliamentary elections in the country.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly reminded that Russia has never given up on peace talks, but they should be conducted on the basis of the provisions agreed in Istanbul and not on the basis of "ephemeral demands".

The last round of talks between Russia and Ukraine took place in Istanbul on March 29, 2022. They lasted about three hours. Later, Kiev officially refused contacts with Moscow. On October 4, 2022, the Ukrainian president put into effect the decision of the country's National Security and Defense Council on the impossibility of holding talks with Putin.