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Keith Kellogg, President Donald Trump’s former particular envoy to Ukraine and a retired U.S. Military lieutenant basic, has joined a Washington-based consulting and advisory agency, in line with an announcement shared Wednesday.
David City, the managing director at BGR Group, mentioned Kellogg has joined the agency’s advisory board.
“Extremely proud that my good friend @generalkellogg is now my colleague on the #BGRGroup! For over 58 years @generalkellogg has served our nation with distinction. First as a embellished fight veteran, then as a distinguished public servant,” City wrote.
BGR Group welcomed Kellogg in an announcement, saying he brings “many years of elite navy and White Home management expertise shaping international nationwide safety coverage.”
Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, U.S. particular presidential envoy for Ukraine, speaks with Katarzyna Pisarska, chair of the Warsaw Safety Discussion board, in Warsaw, Poland, Sept. 30, 2025. (Dominika Zarzycka/SOPA Photographs/LightRocket by way of Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
Fox Information reported in November that Kellogg was anticipated to go away his submit on the finish of the yr after reaching the tip of his allowable time period as particular presidential envoy.
Kellogg was initially appointed by Trump as particular envoy to Russia and Ukraine earlier than his function was narrowed to focus solely on Ukraine.
NBC Information reported that Kellogg was seen as too pro-Ukraine by Russia and was excluded from negotiations to finish Moscow’s conflict.
U.S. particular envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake arms forward of a gathering in Rome, July 9, 2025. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP by way of Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
“Kellogg is a former American basic, too near Ukraine. Not our sort of particular person, not of the caliber we’re in search of,” a Russian official advised NBC Information in March.
The Trump administration has spent greater than a yr pursuing a peace deal to finish the almost four-year conflict between Moscow and Kyiv, however these efforts have to this point confirmed elusive.
U.S. particular envoy Steve Witkoff mentioned on Wednesday in Davos that he and Jared Kushner would journey to Moscow as soon as once more to fulfill with Russian President Vladimir Putin to go over a deal that would see the tip of the conflict.
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Putin has caught to his maximalist calls for in negotiations, however Witkoff advised Bloomberg he believes a deal may very well be near being finalized.
“The Ukrainians have mentioned that we’re 90% finished. And I agree with them. The truth is, I feel that we’ve made much more vital enchancment over this previous weekend,” he mentioned.
Fox Information’ Gillian Turner contributed to this report.
