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Trump Taps Keith Kellogg For Key Ukraine Peace Role
From the Daily Caller News Foundation
President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he’s appointed retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, a former national security aide, as a special envoy to Russia and Ukraine.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump praised Kellogg’s long-standing loyalty and his ability to “secure PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH, and Make America, and the World, SAFE AGAIN!” Trump said Kellogg has a “distinguished military and business career.”
“I am very pleased to nominate General Keith Kellogg to serve as Assistant to the President and Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Keith has led a distinguished Military and Business career, including serving in highly sensitive National Security roles in my first Administration,” Trump said.
During Trump’s first term, Kellogg served as the National Security Council’s chief of staff and as national security adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence, CBS News reported. With Trump about to re-enter the White House, the future of U.S. engagement in the Ukraine conflict remains uncertain.
Kellogg is co-chairman of the America First Policy Institute’s Center for American Security and has authored several chapters of the institute’s policy book, The Associated Press reported. This publication, akin to the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, aims to craft a Trump-era national security strategy, correcting the unpreparedness seen in 2016 when Trump first took office.
Kellogg previously advocated for an assertive America First approach to broker a peace deal and promptly conclude the Russia-Ukraine conflict, AP reported. He expressed his hope that the policy book will act as a practical, intellectual guide for implementing an America First national security strategy.
“It’s a grand strategy,” Kellogg said. “You don’t start with the policies first. You start with the strategies first. And that’s what we’ve done.”
Multiple sources report that Trump and businessman Elon Musk held a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. During the conversation, Trump discussed the future U.S. support for Ukraine.
“We both want to see this end, and we both want to see a fair deal made,” Trump told reporters alongside Zelenskyy at a press conference in September. “It should stop and the president (Zelenskyy) wants it to stop, and I’m sure President Putin wants it to stop and that’s a good combination.”
The State Department said last week that the Biden administration intends to forgive approximately $4.7 billion in loans previously extended to Ukraine. However, several lawmakers are actively working to block this debt forgiveness, according to spokesman Matthew Miller.
From LifeSiteNews
Russian President Vladimir Putin was asked about the motives of outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden to escalate the NATO conflict with Russia. He responds by outlining genuine motives that political pundits in the U.S. pretend not to know.
During an appearance in Kazakhstan last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a press conference with Russian journalists who asked questions about the current conflict with Ukraine.
Before getting to the video, it is worth mentioning that our Western viewpoint of Russia respecting strength is not entirely accurate. There is something Russians respect more than strength: brutal honesty.
One of the things that separates Russians from their Eastern European counterparts is their keen ability to detect and dismiss b******t. If you watch Russian engagement, from either inside or outside of Russia, their non-pretending is truly an art form. Even the silent space between their words is something remarkable to watch.
In this first video segment, Russian President Putin is asked about the motives of outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden to escalate the NATO conflict with Russia. President Putin responds by outlining genuine, factual, and honest motives that political pundits in the U.S. pretend not to know. It’s fascinating to watch:
Why the presser? Why the questions? Why the willingness? Look, I’m no Putin whisperer, but I can see a brutally obvious motive of Vladimir Putin speaking directly to President Trump, through the media. For a myriad of reasons, including the honesty of his responses and statements, this approach seems completely logical and practical.
This next segment is even more interesting.
In this segment, Vladimir Putin is describing his views on President Trump and the status of his perspective toward Donald Trump against the backdrop of what Putin witnessed. Of course, the opportunity for passive aggressive snark is available, and Putin would not be Russian if he did not take the opportunity troll the U.S. government at the same time. Watch:
Reprinted with permission from Conservative Treehouse.
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‘Hell To Pay’: Trump Warns Middle East Leaders, Terrorists Of Consequences If Hostages Aren’t Released
From the Daily Caller News Foundation
By Hailey Gomez
“If the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly assume Office as President of the United States, there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East, and for those in charge who perpetrated these atrocities against Humanity”
President-elect Donald Trump released a statement Monday on social media warning Middle East leaders and terrorists about the consequences they could face if hostages from the Israel-Hamas war are not released before Inauguration Day.
While some hostages taken over a year ago by the terrorist group have been released, 101 people are still in Gaza, with seven reportedly being U.S. citizens, according to Fox News. In a post on Truth Social, Trump warned there will be “hell to pay” for those perpetrating “atrocities against humanity.”
“Everybody is talking about the hostages who are being held so violently, inhumanely, and against the will of the entire World, in the Middle East – But it’s all talk, and no action!” Trump wrote.
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“Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that if the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly assume Office as President of the United States, there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East, and for those in charge who perpetrated these atrocities against Humanity,” Trump said. “Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW!”
Tensions between Israel and Gaza have yet to subside. This, as the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday they would be halting their deliveries for aid through the main cargo crossing due to threats of armed gangs who reportedly have looted the convoys, according to the Associated Press. Parents of the seven American hostages pleaded last month to U.S. and Israeli officials, asking for a “sense of urgency” to help release the hostages.
“Our plea is that this is urgent, and I’m not sure we’re seeing the sense of urgency,” the mother of hostage Omer Neutra, who was 21-years-old at the time of his capture, told Fox Digital.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said negotiations for a deal to secure the hostages are taking place “behind the scenes,” according to The Times of Israel.
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