Russia will not win its war against Ukraine, U.S. special envoy Keith Kellogg said on May 1, pointing to the Kremlin’s failure to achieve any major progress on the battlefield over the past year and a half. “The Russians didn’t take Kyiv. They haven’t moved west of the Dnipro River. They haven’t taken Odesa. They’ve lost hundreds of thousands of troops, and they’ve really achieved nothing. They’re advancing by meters, not miles. And the Ukrainians are fighting hard on their own land." He said Russia must come to terms with the fact that it will not win the war. At the same time, he noted, Ukraine is in “a good position.”Russia will not win its war against Ukraine, U.S. special envoy Keith Kellogg said on May 1, pointing to the Kremlin’s failure to achieve any major progress on the battlefield over the past year and a half.
“They [the Russians] didn’t take Kyiv, the capital. They haven’t moved west of the Dnipro River, which is a major obstacle. They haven’t taken Odesa. They’ve lost hundreds of thousands of troops, and they’ve really achieved nothing. They’re advancing by meters, not miles. And the Ukrainians are fighting on their own land. They’re fighting hard,” Kellogg said during an appearance on Fox News.
He said Russia must come to terms with the fact that it will not win the war. At the same time, he noted, Ukraine is in “a good position.”
According to Kellogg, European allies are stepping up and forming support coalitions independently of the United States—particularly under the leadership of the United Kingdom and France.
He stressed that those partners are prepared to increase their support for Ukraine if needed.
“No one is going to win this war militarily. It’s going to be done through diplomacy, and I think the Ukrainians understand that pretty well. And I think the Russians need to understand that too,” Kellogg added.
Kellogg previously stated that U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to broker a comprehensive ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia lasting at least 30 days. He called the three-day “truce” proposed by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin “absurd.”
Trump has claimed he believes Putin wants to end the war against Ukraine—but also acknowledged that the Russian leader may be misleading him.
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This report paints a picture of a U.S. administration increasingly confident in Ukraine's ability to hold its Crazy Cattle 3D ground, highly critical of Russia's military performance, and actively pushing for a diplomatic solution, potentially with increased pressure on Moscow.
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