He was with me right from the beginning,” the president-elect says of the retired lieutenant general, who will also serve as assistant to the president

United States President-elect Donald Trump has picked a retired general, Keith Kellogg, to be his special envoy for the Russia-Ukraine war. Trump has made ending the war – now on for nearly three years – a centrepiece of his foreign policy promises. Kellogg’s role could make him a critical figure in Trump’s plans.

The retired Army lieutenant general could play a key role in any negotiations to end the yearslong war between the countries.