Zelenskyy meets with Trump's special envoy Kellogg without interaction with media at US request
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Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:13:17 +0200
A meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trumps special envoy on Ukraine and Russia, has been held without any communication with journalists.
Source Zelenskyys spokesman Serhii Nykyforov in a comment to journalists, as reported by European Pravda Details Zelenskyy and Kellogg met in Kyiv on 20 February.
Journalists invited to cover the meeting expected a press briefing, but none took place.
Nykyforov stated that, at Washingtons request, Zelenskyy and Kellogg would not make joint press statements following their meeting.
At the request of the American side, the meeting format included protocol filming but excluded statements or questions, Nykyforov commented.
Background On 20 February, Kellogg arrived in Kyiv for the first time since taking up his post as US special envoy on Ukraine and Russia.
Ukraines Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated that during his meeting with Kellogg, he outlined Kyivs vision of peace through strength and emphasised the inseparability of Ukraines security from transatlantic security.
Before that, on 18 February, US and Russian delegations held talks in Saudi Arabia.
French President Emmanuel Macron convened two emergency meetings of European countries to discuss European security and further support for Ukraine.
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