Expert tells about the purpose of Kellogg's visit to Kyiv

The main purpose of the visit of US special envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg is to explain to Kiev that US aid will depend on Ukraine's participation in negotiations with Russia and the possibility of a deal on natural resources. Tigran Meloyan, an analyst at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, told Izvestia.

"Kellogg arrives in Kiev at a tense moment when it becomes clear that [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky is causing a certain amount of irritation to [US President Donald] Trump with his line of behavior. It consists in the fact that Zelensky, together with the European Union and the UK, has chosen the path of ignoring the initiatives that are put forward by the American leader to solve the Ukrainian issue," he said.

Now, the main purpose of Kellogg's visit is to explain to Kiev that from now on, US support will depend on two key aspects: Ukraine's participation in peace talks with Russia, and whether a deal on natural resources is struck between Washington and Kiev. If Zelensky continues to ignore these two issues, the US side may completely turn a blind eye to what is happening in Ukraine, the analyst said.

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Earlier, on February 20, Kellogg held a meeting in Kiev with Zelensky. However, the press conference following the talks was canceled at the initiative of the Americans.