Kellogg on negotiations between Russia and Ukraine: Both sides will have to make concessions
The US Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, has said that the settlement of the war between Russia and Ukraine should be approached pragmatically.
This is reported by the New York Post, Censor.NET reports.
According to him, the war will not end without negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, and both sides will have to make concessions as a result.
"And that’s where you have to find out, ‘OK, where is this at? What’s acceptable? Is it gonna be agreeable to everybody? No. Is it gonna be acceptable to everybody? No. But you try to run this balance," he explained.
He said that after meeting with Zelenskyy in September 2024, Trump discussed the reality of bringing Ukraine and Russia to the table noting "that’s good for both sides."
"You have to approach that in a very pragmatic way, you know? I go back to Teddy Roosevelt and the Treaty of Portsmouth [that ended the Russo-Japanese War in 1905].
The czar of Russia and the Japanese were ready to walk out the door [during negotiations] and Roosevelt basically got them together and said, ‘Both of you got to give a little’ and they did. And what happens is you get Teddy Roosevelt the Nobel Peace Prize and the war stops. So I think when you look at that, and even more recent examples, that’s just the kind of the way it is," Kellogg said.
Earlier, commenting on the peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia, Kellogg said that it would not be a repeat of Afghanistan.
