Trump's Ukraine envoy: Europe won't be part of peace talks

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Europe won't have a seat at the table for Ukraine peace talks, Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg said.   Kellogg told a global security conference in Munich that the U.S. would act as an intermediary in the talks, with Ukraine and Russia as the two protagonists.  Asked about the prospects of the Europeans being at the table, Kellogg said: "I'm (from) a school of realism. I think that's not gonna happen."  #Trump #Ukraine #Russia #peace #Europe #EU

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00:00Can you can you assure this audience that Ukrainians will be at the table and

00:05Europeans will be at the table

00:07The answer that last question just as you framed it the answer is no

00:11The answer to the earlier part of that question is yes, of course the Ukrainians are going to be at the table

00:16I mean it would be foolish to say wouldn't but when you say at the table you have to define it

00:21One of the things I'm driving towards is we've had a good

00:25Remember this war has been going on now. We're heading into the third year

00:28One of the things we haven't really gotten to our specifics

00:31So the Europeans who have provided as much or more support than the Americans in this

00:37Process you don't think should be at the table directly. You think it should be two protagonists. I

00:44Said I'm a school of realism. I think that's not going to happen

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