Keith Kellogg: US should not be okay with Ukraine giving up land to Russia

Published June 11, 2026 11:27am ET | Updated June 11, 2026 11:27am ET



EXCLUSIVE Ukraine must not be forced to surrender any territory in a peace deal that has not been captured by Russian forces, according to Donald Trump’s former special envoy to the two countries.

It is the clearest split between Keith Kellogg, a retired three-star general, and his former boss, who last year pushed for a deal that would cede the Eastern Donbas to Moscow even though Russian forces had failed to conquer it.

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