Trump’s Ukraine envoy has postponed planned trip to Kyiv, says top diplomat

The planned meetings between Keith Kellogg  and Ukrainian officials are “extremely important”, Mr Sybiha told reporters in the Ukrainian capital

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago. Picture: Evan Vucci/AP

An upcoming trip to Kyiv by US President-elect Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia has been cancelled but will be rescheduled, Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha has said.

The planned meetings between Keith Kellogg, a highly decorated retired three-star general who has long been Mr Trump’s top adviser on defence issues, and Ukrainian officials are “extremely important”, Mr Sybiha told reporters in the Ukrainian capital.