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U.S. Envoy to Ukraine Departs Amid Controversial Peace Plan

11/24/2025

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Keith Kellogg, the U.S. special envoy to Ukraine, will leave his post in January 2025 as the White House, led by U.S. President Donald Trump, pursues a peace plan.
The plan requires Kyiv to concede territory and accept military restrictions.
European officials are blindsided by the shift as top military officials visit Kyiv to promote the proposal, whose details remain uncertain.

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Keith Kellogg, the U.S. special envoy to Ukraine, will leave his post in January 2025 as the White House, led by U.S. President Donald Trump, pursues a peace plan.
The plan requires Kyiv to concede territory and accept military restrictions.
European officials are blindsided by the shift as top military officials visit Kyiv to promote the proposal, whose details remain uncertain.