Polish president, Trump's Ukraine envoy to meet in Warsaw on Tuesday: aide

Polish President Andrzej Duda will meet with US President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, for talks in Warsaw on Tuesday, an aide has announced.

Keith Kellogg

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The talks come as the United States prepares to negotiate with Russia to end its war in Ukraine, Polish presidential aide Wojciech Kolarski told broadcaster RMF FM on Monday.

Proud to serve President Trump as Assistant to the President and Special Presidential Envoy for Ukraine and Russia.

Follow my official account ⁦@SPE_Kellogg⁩ for my latest statements and travel updates.

Peace through strength! pic.twitter.com/7wFBRimWxq

— Keith Kellogg (@generalkellogg) February 5, 2025

Senior US and Russian officials are expected to meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to discuss a possible agreement on ending the nearly three-year war in Ukraine, according to a report.

U.S.-Russia meeting on Ukraine war expected on Tuesday, sources say https://t.co/dEohQFkXG9

— Axios (@axios) February 16, 2025

The Saudi-hosted meeting aims to prepare for a summit between Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin and comes after the two leaders talked on the phone last week, the axios.com news website reported on Monday.

Kiedy Trump spotka się z Putinem? Prezydent USA zabrał głoshttps://t.co/rbksZMShij

— PolskieRadio24.pl (@PR24_pl) February 17, 2025

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that the coming days and weeks would determine whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin is serious about making peace in Ukraine, the Reuters news agency reported.

Sekretarz stanu USA: dopiero się okaże, czy Rosja poważnie chce pokoju#PAPinformacje https://t.co/93WIncZ4gH

— PAP (@PAPinformacje) February 16, 2025

Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, starting the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II.

Donald Trump oświadczył, że nie ma jeszcze daty spotkania z Putinem, ale może to być „bardzo niedługo”. Trump wydaje się uspokojony deklaracją Putina, że nie chce całej Ukrainy, tylko jej część. „Gdyby chciał iść dalej, to byłby dla nas duży problem”- powiedział. @PR24_pl pic.twitter.com/JUZknIJZay

— M. Wałkuski „Zakamarki Białego Domu” (@Marekwalkuski) February 17, 2025

Monday marks the 1,089th day of the war.

Russian troops have sharply stepped up their attacks in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv's military said as a NATO official predicted Moscow would increase the pace and intensity of its assaults with talks to end the war approaching https://t.co/dJe1MsZ26X

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 17, 2025

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Source: IAR, PAP