Trump’s Ukraine envoy attends Iranian opposition event in Paris

By Reuters 11 January 2025, 5:08 pm

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Keith Kellogg, AFPI Co-Chair of the Center for American Security, speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee full committee hearing on the conflict in Ukraine, February 28, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

PARIS — US President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg is in Paris, attending an event at Paris-based Iranian opposition group National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), according to TV footage carried by the group.

Retired Lieutenant-General Kellogg, who is set to serve as Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, postponed a trip to European capitals earlier this month until after Trump’s inauguration on January 20.

He has previously spoken at NCRI events, most recently in November, but his presence in Paris, even if in a personal capacity, suggests the group has the ear of the new US administration.