U.S. envoy Kellogg meets Belarusian leader in Minsk

The Belarusian leader’s press service reported this.

“The first (Lukashenko – ed.) met with U.S. President’s special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg. At the Palace of Independence. The delegations were Belarusian and American,” the statement said.

Lukashenko discussed the global political situation and bilateral relations between Belarus and the U.S. with Kellogg, the Belta news agency reports.

A Telegram channel close to the presidential administration, published a video of the meeting and teased “interesting news” to come.

As reported, the exact agenda of the meeting remains unknown, although Kellogg has described the trip in private conversations as a step that could help initiate peace talks aimed at ending Russia’s war against Ukraine.

• Earlier, Reuters reported that U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Keith Kellogg plans to visit Belarus soon to meet with the country’s self-declared leader Alexander Lukashenko.