Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Ian Proud
“In a co-authored paper from April 2024, Keith Kellogg, President-elect Trump’s Ukraine envoy, said ‘the United States and its allies would pledge to only fully lift sanctions against Russia and normalize relations after it signs a peace agreement acceptable to Ukraine.’ With Trump’s inauguration just around the corner, there has been increased talk of whether and how sanctions against Russia might be removed. However, saying the complete lifting of sanctions against Russia after any Trump-brokered peace agreement is as unrealistic as arguing that no sanctions should be removed. Detailed thinking is needed on how future sanctions relief for Russia might be phased in as part of a longer-term peace plan for Ukraine.” (01/15/25)