Editor's note: This story has been updated with a comment from the White House. Keith Kellogg, formerly U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy on Ukraine and widely regarded in Kyiv as one of the most pro-Ukrainian voices in the White House, said his work on Ukraine is far from over after leaving government at the end of 2025. A highly decorated, retired three-star U.S. Army general stepped down on Dec. 31 and has since joined the America First Policy Institute, a Washington think tank. In an in

He added that the Kremlin has reached a stage where it is searching for “the best way possible” to exit the war, even as Russian forces continue near-daily attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

Kellogg also suggested that time favors Kyiv. While acknowledging the strain of winter and sustained strikes on the power grid, he said the months ahead could shift the balance.

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