Dec 04, 2025
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Keith Kellalegh: "EU accepts Russian assets. We're getting closer to peace"
If the Ukrainians leave Donbas, the territory will remain neutral, demilitarized and controlled by "international monitoring forces."Putin did not win, but we must achieve a lasting peace.about a peace plan that aims to end the devastating conflict in the heart of Europe.An exclusive interview with Il Giornale - from the size of the Ukrainian army to the use of frozen Russian assets and security guarantees for Kyiv.
Retired, born in 1944, he began serving in Vietnam, collecting medals for valor such as the Silver Star in the field.A Special Forces and Air Force officer, he served in the first Gulf War and was at the Pentagon during the 9/11 attacks.Last November, President Donald Trump named him a special envoy to Ukraine.According to US media rumors, the Russians will meet as smoke and mirrors and Kellogg will announce his resignation in January.
Trump's plan is not just peace, but a flood.We are currently working on a summary of the evidence of 19 points.What do you think?
"The first international 28 plan is a process by which the negotiating parties can start the Ukrainian talks and then the negotiating parties can evaluate and then present to their presidents."
So it wasn't the initial plan to take or leave it, but is it leaving space for improvement?
"As I said, it is a starting point to start negotiations."
Tomorrow's deadline on the peace plan, initially set by the White House, seems to be slipping away, but doesn't it sound like an ultimatum?
"We've been discussing and negotiating very complex issues for 10 months. Now we're very close to the end and the deadline is forcing the parties to define their terms and decide where they can give and take a little."
One of the issues still to be resolved concerns the disputed territories.Who will administer the demilitarized and neutral zone of Donbass from which the Ukrainians must withdraw?
"This point, in particular, about the exit from the area still needs to be finalised. Plans have been drawn up and negotiations are ongoing, but an international monitoring force will be established to ensure that both sides of the demilitarized zone are respected."
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In general, the security guarantees are similar to the security guarantees for an attack by armed forces against a surrendered country in the Atlantic Alliance.
What do you think about the proposal to reduce the number of armed forces of Kyiv by half to 600 thousand?
"As far as I know, the new proposal is to increase the number of employees to 800,000."
Don't you think that the recognition of the annexation of Crimea and the freezing of the front line in the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions is a "de facto" recognition of Russian aggression?
"Crimea was lost in 2014 and the current line of contact only sees territory annexed by Russia at the time the agreement was signed."
One hundred billion of Russia's frozen assets will be invested in the reconstruction of Ukraine.But Europe must pay another 100, according to the original draft of Trump's plan.Will only the United States get it?
"First, the European Union that must authorize the use of Russian royal property. Discussions continue in the United States and Europe to share these funds and use them for rehabilitation or defense to get them back on their feet and back."
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to announce victory, but is it a real victory?
"Short answer: no. Since the beginning of the full measure of the measure, the Russian Federation received 1 percent and worse, put under the Ukran team
If the peace plan comes to light, will the conflict with Russia continue on a global level?
"The purpose of the plan is to establish terms that are Russian."
Both hands can accept the creation of a single and lasting peace.It is not about war or a temporary end to secession, but about bringing stability and sovereignty to the region."
