INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy said Sunday that both Kyiv and Moscow would have to make concessions if they are to successfully
negotiate a solution to the ongoing war."I think both sides will give a little bit," Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general who
recently returned from a visit to Ukraine, said in a televised Fox News interview.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "has already
indicated he will soften his position on land," said Kellogg, adding that Russian leader Vladimir Putin "is going to have to soften his
positions as well."Zelensky has long rejected any territorial concessions to Russia, whose troops control a large swath of southeastern
But he faces pressure amid mounting battlefield losses and uncertainty about continued U.S
support.Russia, for its part, has sought assurances that Ukraine will never join NATO.Trump, during his campaign for the presidency, had
promised a quick end to the nearly three-year-old war, but provided few details of how he hoped to do so.Putin said Tuesday that his country
could hold peace talks with Ukraine, but ruled out speaking directly with Zelensky, calling him "illegitimate" because his presidential term
has expired.Ukraine has not held elections since the outbreak of war and ensuing institution of martial law, which Kellogg said Sunday was
permitted under the Ukrainian constitution.Zelensky has in turn said that Putin is "afraid" of negotiations.Kellogg on Friday told Fox News
that Trump "wants to get it done," and added, "I feel very, very confident that we can actually make something happen."Asked how long that
might take, he said, "I would like to say it's months, but it's not years."Since taking office Jan
20, Trump has threatened tougher sanctions on Russia and claimed that Zelensky is ready to negotiate.
