Donald Trump’s envoy arrives in Kyiv as US policy shifts towards Russia

Mr Kellogg’s visit comes a day after US President Donald Trump suggested Kyiv was to blame for the war

US Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg is in Kyiv for talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky and military commanders (Matthias Schrader/AP)

The US’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and military commanders, as the US shifted its policy away from years of efforts to isolate Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Keith Kellogg’s visit comes a day after US President Donald Trump suggested Kyiv was to blame for the war, which enters its fourth year next week, and talks between top American and Russian diplomats in Saudi Arabia sidelined Ukraine and its European supporters.