Ukraine could be divided into zones of allied responsibility like postwar Berlin – Kellogg to The Times
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Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:02:29 +0300
Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trumps Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, has stated in an interview with The Times that Ukraine could be divided under a peace agreement almost like Berlin after World War Two.
Source Kellogg in an interview with The Times Quote You could almost make it look like what happened with Berlin after World War Two, when you had a Russian zone, a French zone and a British zone.
Details Meanwhile, Kellogg suggested that British and French troops could take control of zones in the countrys west as part of a reassurance force, while the Russian army would be in the occupied east.
Between them would be Ukrainian troops and a demilitarised zone.
He believes that AngloFrench forces west of the Dnipro River, which runs through Ukraine from north to south and passes through Kyiv, would not be provocative at all to Moscow.
He believes Ukraine is a large enough country to host forces seeking to enforce a peace agreement.
However, the US itself would not provide its own troops.
He suggested that an 18mile demilitarised zone could be introduced along the existing lines of control in the east.
Kellogg admitted that Putin may not accept the proposal regarding zones of control.
To ensure that AngloFrench and Ukrainian forces, supported by troops from other coalitions of the willing, would not exchange fire with the Russians, Kellogg said that a buffer zone must be established between the Ukrainian and Russian lines.
You look at a map and you create, for lack of a better term, a demilitarised zone DMZ.
Take both sides back up 15 kilometres each, thats 18 miles, he explained.
Updated After the article had been published, Kellogg wrote on X Twitter that the article distorted his words about the possible division of Ukraine.
The Times article misrepresents what I said.
I was speaking of a postcease fire resiliency force in support of Ukraines sovereignty.
In discussions of partitioning, I was referencing areas or zones of responsibility for an allied force without US troops.
I was NOT referring https//t.co/wFBcEVjxtO Keith Kellogg generalkellogg April 11, 2025 The Times article misrepresents what I said.
I was speaking of a postcease fire resiliency force in support of Ukraines sovereignty.
In discussions of partitioning, I was referencing areas or zones of responsibility for an allied force without US troops.
I was NOT referring to a partitioning of Ukraine, he said.
Background US President Donald Trump, who has promised a quick ceasefire in Ukraine, has been increasingly expressing dissatisfaction with Moscows actions in recent days.
In particular, he said he was very angry after Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin questioned the legitimacy of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and was outraged by Russian attacks against Ukrainian cities.
Meanwhile, media reports suggested that senior Trump administration officials have begun to acknowledge that the US may not be able to reach a peace deal on Ukraine in the next few months due to additional conditions imposed by Moscow during negotiations.
At present, Trump has urged Russia to take steps to end its fullscale war against Ukraine.
On 11 April, Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trumps Special Envoy to the Middle East, and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held talks regarding the cessation of Russian aggression in Ukraine.
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