President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Ukraine peace envoy, Keith Kellogg, denounced Russia's mass assault on early Christmas morning, emphasizing that "Christmas needs to be a time of peace."
Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine, was one of many hardest-hit cities in Russia's newest mass assault. Explosions have been additionally heard as far west as the town of Ivano-Frankvivsk.
"Christmas needs to be a time of peace, but Ukraine was brutally attacked on Christmas Day. Launching large-scale missile and drone assaults on the day of the Lord’s start is incorrect," Kellogg wrote on Dec. 25 on X, previously generally known as Twitter.
"The world is intently watching actions on either side. The U.S. is extra resolved than ever to carry peace to the area."
Kellogg, 80, beforehand held key roles as government secretary and chief of employees of the U.S. Nationwide Safety Council below President Trump, and served as a senior advisor to then-Vice President Mike Pence.
Ukraine and the U.S. have agreed on a date for Kellogg's first go to to Kyiv in his capability as peace envoy. Whereas authorities didn't announce the particular date for safety causes, it’s more likely to happen earlier than Trump's inauguration in January.
Throughout his presidential marketing campaign, Trump pledged to finish the warfare in Ukraine, suggesting he may negotiate a peace settlement that will fulfill each Ukraine and Russia.
The Kyiv IndependentOleg Sukhov
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