The good-cop-bad-cop approach of President Trump and his special envoy, retired Gen. Keith Kellogg, helped close the gap between Washington and Kyiv.

Poland's president said on Tuesday that U.S. officials had assured him that Washington did not intend to lower troop numbers in eastern Europe, as he gave a statement to reporters after meeting Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg.

Volodymyr Zelensky called for "strong" ties with Washington on Thursday, as he met US envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv a day after Donald Trump branded the Ukrainian leader a "dictator."

US special envoy to the Ukraine war retired Gen. Keith Kellogg visited wounded Ukrainian soldiers Friday to thank them for their sacrifices, which he argued has “given us time” to figure out the “right” way to end Russia’s war on their nation.

The Trump administration and the Ukrainian government were nearing a deal Friday to hand Ukrainian mineral resources over to the United States in exchange for continued security assistance, a person familiar with the negotiations said, potentially easing President Donald Trump’s days of attacks against the embattled country and its leadership.

U.S. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg's visit to Kyiv "restores hope," President Volodymyr Zelensky said following their meeting on Feb. 20. Kellogg, U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia,

President Trump has been demanding such a pact, but Ukraine has been pushing for new security guarantees or fresh military funding in exchange for its minerals.

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg said Saturday that peace plan for the two warring nations could come within days or weeks.