"First, there must be an unconditional 30-day ceasefire, and then peace talks can begin, said US President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg. He made this statement on the social network X in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer for talks in Istanbul on May 15.
Kellogg commented on a post on social networks by New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Lacson that peace in Ukraine should start with a 30-day ceasefire.
Even the Prime Minister of New Zealand gets it. As President Trump has repeatedly said, stop the killing!! An unconditional 30 day ceasefire first and, during it, move into comprehensive peace discussions. Not the other way around. https://t.co/6PzcceP1vs
— Keith Kellogg (@generalkellogg) May 11, 2025
"Even the Prime Minister of New Zealand understands this. As President Trump has said repeatedly, stop the killing! First, an unconditional 30-day ceasefire, and then move into comprehensive peace talks. Not the other way around," Kellogg stressed.