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U.S. President’s special envoy Keith Kellogg, who will soon step down, said that an agreement to end the war in Ukraine is “very close,” and that its conclusion now depends on resolving two key outstanding issues: the future of Donbas and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, UATV English reports.
Kellogg said this during the Reagan National Defense Forum, as quoted by Reuters.
Donald Trump’s envoy, who will leave his post in January, is convinced that efforts to reach a settlement are on “the last 10 meters,” which, he noted, are always the most difficult.
According to Kellogg, the two main unresolved issues are territory — primarily the future of Donbas — and the fate of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which is controlled by Russia.
“If we solve these two problems, I think the rest of the issues will be resolved fairly well. We are really very close,” Kellogg said.
He also added that the scale of deaths and injuries caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine is “horrific” and unprecedented for a regional conflict.
As is known, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday held a phone call with members of the Ukrainian and U.S. negotiating teams working on ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Earlier, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov and U.S. President’s special envoy Stephen Witkoff reported on the progress of negotiations regarding the “peace plan” of the Ukrainian and American sides.
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