Pushkov called Kellogg's departure and the situation at the front a "black spot" for Zelensky.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky found himself in a difficult position due to the difficult situation at the front and in the economy, as well as due to the impending departure of US President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg. This opinion was expressed on November 20 by Russian Senator Alexei Pushkov.

According to him, this situation may become critical for the President of Ukraine.

"The retreats on the fronts, the increasingly difficult financial situation, the corruption scandal that severely damaged Zelensky's reputation, Trump's refusal to hand over Tomahawk to Kiev, and now the departure of Kellogg, Ukraine's lobbyist in the White House — all this converges simultaneously into one "black spot" for Zelensky," he wrote on the Telegram channel.

Pushkov added that the "black mid-November" will not end, but on the contrary, the situation for Kiev will only worsen and stressed that time is increasingly turning against Ukraine, and not in its direction.

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Against this background, the corruption scandal with the "Mindich films" is flaring up with renewed vigor.

Earlier, on November 19, it became known that Trump's special representative Keith Kellogg plans to leave the post in January 2026. It was clarified that this means the loss of Ukraine's main supporter by the Trump administration.

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