{"id":2450189,"date":"2025-06-21T13:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T17:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-sends-envoy-to-russian-ally-belarus-as-ukraine-peace-talks-stall-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T13:58:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T17:58:20","slug":"trump-sends-envoy-to-russian-ally-belarus-as-ukraine-peace-talks-stall-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-sends-envoy-to-russian-ally-belarus-as-ukraine-peace-talks-stall-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump sends envoy to Russian ally Belarus as Ukraine peace talks stall &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-sends-envoy-to-russian-ally-belarus-as-ukraine-peace-talks-stall-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2450189&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses former President Donald Trump&#8217;s diplomatic efforts to mediate the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine by sending his envoy, Keith Kellogg, to Belarus for discussions with President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko. Despite trump&#8217;s initiatives,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yemen-lgbt-refugees-and-white-supremacy-everything-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-first-foreign-policy-speech\/\" title=\"Yemen, LGBT Refugees, And White Supremacy: Everything You Need To Know About Biden\u2019s First Foreign Policy Speech\">peace talks<\/a> have stalled,primarily yielding only prisoner exchanges. The U.S. has historically imposed sanctions on Belarus, aligning with the western world&#8217;s response to the conflict that began in 2022. However, Kellogg&#8217;s visit coincided with the release of 14 political prisoners in Belarus, indicating a potential shift in U.S. strategy.<\/p>\n<p>During their meeting, Kellogg remarked on the lavishness of Lukashenko&#8217;s palace, comparing it to Trump&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago. Lukashenko welcomed the visit,suggesting it opened avenues for dialog with the U.S. while affirming Belarus&#8217;s loyalty to Russia. Analysts observed that Belarus is becoming increasingly relevant in regional diplomacy, with the need for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >diplomatic solutions emphasized amid escalating global tensions<\/a>.The article highlights the complexities of the Ukraine conflict, noting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky&#8217;s firm stance against territorial concessions, while Russia remains adamant about claiming Ukrainian territory as integral to its identity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump sends envoy to Russian ally Belarus as Ukraine peace talks stall<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2154118\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> sent envoy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3427955\/trump-reagan-uses-words-very-well-keith-kellogg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Keith Kellogg<\/a> to Belarus for talks with President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko on Saturday, while Russia and Ukraine continue to fight.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Trump&rsquo;s peace efforts, the conflict in Ukraine has not come to an end. Peace talks between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3447099\/russian-sanctions-economic-minister-acknowledges-brink-of-recession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia<\/a> and Ukraine, which have been mediated at times by the U.S., have been largely fruitless outside of prisoner exchanges.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3449816\/trump-treaty-congo-rwanda-war\/\">Trump announces he arranged a treaty between Congo and Rwanda in decades-long war<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3449839\/woman-call-mom-iran-robotic-voice-answered-phone\/\">A woman tried to call her mom in Iran. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-woman-tried-to-call-her-mom-in-iran-a-robotic-voice-answered-the-phone-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"A woman tried to call her mom in Iran. A robotic voice answered the phone - Washington Examiner\">robotic voice answered<\/a> the phone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3449734\/israel-killed-iranian-commanders-tehran-penetrates-air-defenses\/\">Israel kills three top Iranian commanders as Tehran penetrates air defenses<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Belarus is Russia&rsquo;s chief ally in the conflict. A large part of the western world, including the U.S., had isolated Russia and Belarus following the war&rsquo;s beginning in 2022. The Biden administration had punished Belarus with sanctions and isolation, but the Trump administration&rsquo;s willingness to send an envoy took a turn away from that approach.<\/p>\n<p>Though the sanctions don&rsquo;t appear to be going away for Belarus, Kellogg&rsquo;s visit spurred the release of 14 political prisoners from the country. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The United States is now strong so we can get these kind of things done,&rdquo; Kellogg&rsquo;s deputy John Coale said in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/zerkalo_io\/132587\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a video posted on Telegram.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The prisoners included the husband of exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. He arrived in Lithuania on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>In a meeting with Lukashenko, Kellogg said the Belarusian leader&rsquo;s palace &ldquo;looks a lot like Mar-a-Lago&rdquo; will all of the gold present across it. <\/p>\n<p>Lukashenko acknowledged the meeting&rsquo;s publicity, saying, &ldquo;You have made a lot of noise in the world with your visit.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Can&rsquo;t we have a normal dialogue and talk about our affairs &mdash; about relations between Belarus and the United States of America?&rdquo; he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The United States had once hoped to distance Belarus from their Russian relations during the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump administration<\/a>, but Lukashenko won in a landslide victory in 2020 that has been criticized for being neither free nor fair.<\/p>\n<p>Balazs Jarabik, a former European Union diplomat, told the <em>New York Times<\/em> that Kellogg&rsquo;s visit &ldquo;represents a serious diplomatic upgrade&rdquo; and recognizes Belarus &ldquo;as a relevant actor in regional diplomacy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Belarus is no longer just a moral cause &mdash; it&rsquo;s a geopolitical challenge,&rdquo; Jarabik said before adding that Belarus would like an end to the Ukraine war, which they are involved in, as well.<\/p>\n<p>Kellogg cautioned Lukashenko that conflicts anywhere can sharpen without diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We live in a very dangerous time, when the crises we face can sharply escalate, grow, if we are not wise and fair,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Lukashenko told Kellogg that &ldquo;you will be completely safe on the territory of Belarus&rdquo; and that &ldquo;there will be no escalation, not only in Belarus but also around us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One of the hard lines in the Ukraine-Russia peace talks is that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has refused to give up territory in exchange for a deal. The U.S. has pushed at times for them to do so, since the Trump administration began, but they still refuse. Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn&rsquo;t appeared to soften his stance on gaining ground in Ukraine, insisting on Friday that Russia and Ukraine were one people, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/20\/world\/europe\/russia-putin-ukraine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;and in that sense the whole of Ukraine is ours.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. could hope that closer relations with Belarus might leave them with a notch up on the negotiations, but the Belarusian president has made it clear his loyalties remain with Russia.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3447222\/iran-russia-quiet-trump-weighs-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">RUSSIA QUIET ON SAVING IRAN AS TRUMP WEIGHS ATTACKING TEHRAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Upon the visit of the leader of Russia&rsquo;s version of America&rsquo;s FBI on Friday, Aleksandr I. Bastrykin, Lukashenko assured him that Belarus is on their side.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want you to understand that in this difficult time, we are with you,&rdquo; he told Bastrykin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2154118\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2154118\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump sends envoy to Belarus as Ukraine peace talks falter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2450190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/belarus.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[12623,17524,3634,6991],"class_list":["post-2450189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-belarus","tag-envoy","tag-trump","tag-ukraine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/belarus.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2450189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2450189"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2450189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2450193,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2450189\/revisions\/2450193"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2450190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2450189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2450189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2450189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}