Media reported about the cancellation of the press conference of Zelensky and Kellogg at the initiative of the U.S.

The US presidential special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, has held a meeting in Kiev with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. However, the press conference following the talks was canceled at the initiative of the Americans. This was reported by the Ukrainian agency UNIAN in Telegram-channel on February 20.

"Zelensky met with Kellogg in Kiev. After the meeting there was supposed to be a press conference, but at the request of the American side it was canceled," - stated in the message.

Kellogg arrived in Kiev in the morning of February 19, but met with Zelensky only in the afternoon of February 20. It is not reported what exactly the American guest and the Ukrainian president talked about.

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