At the same time, he noted that the peaceful initiative of US President Donald Trump should adhere to the end of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
“It's time to move forward according to the directive of President Trump in the war between Ukraine and Russia: to stop murders, to achieve peace and put America in first place,” Kellogs wrote.
Positive conversations in London with @AndriyYYERMAK This is the time to switch to Presidente Trump's Ukraine Borotba Directive: Go to liquidation, reviving feelings, and go America the first 🇺🇸 https://t.co/33YZWVVFFDI
– Keith Kellogg (@generalkellogg) April 23, 2025
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umarov on the air of the National Marathon, which broadcast the Rada channel, called negotiations with Kelllog “productive”.
“We talked about our consistent position, also about the ceasefire, talked about security guarantees. For my part, I believe that the meeting was very productive and successful,” the minister said.
According to him, the security of the population, the international recognized boundaries and the long -term world are the main position for Ukraine in negotiations with partners.
The head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andrei Ermak in Telegram noted that the Ukrainian delegation conveyed its position to the USA and emphasized that the first step in the start of negotiations on the achievement of a fair and long world should be an immediate, complete and unconditional ceasefire.
“They expressed the hope that this corresponds to the vision of US President Donald Trump. I noted that under any circumstances, Ukraine will defend its fundamental positions during negotiations, since they constitute the foundations of its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Yermak informed.
Context
On April 23, a summit of foreign ministers of Ukraine, the USA, Great Britain, Germany and France was to be held in London. The Washington Post wrote that Ukrainian and European officials at this meeting would be forced to respond to the US proposal to recognize the Russian annexation of Crimea and freeze the front line under a peace agreement. The Wall Street Journal noted with reference to sources that France and Great Britain are ready to consider this script By regulation of war in Ukraine.
The American side was supposed to, in particular, to represent US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, but he refused to participate in negotiations, which is why the format of the meeting decreased. Reuters wrote that the United States refused to participate in these negotiations due to the document prepared by Ukraine, according to which Kyiv would not discuss territorial issues to the “complete and unconditional ceasefire”.
