Trump’s former Ukraine envoy criticizes US abstention on UN peace vote

Trump's former Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg criticizes U.S. abstention on UN peace resolution, asking if four years of war and civilian suffering aren't "enough."

Keith Kellogg speaks during the Warsaw Security Forum 2025 on Sept. 30, 2025, in Warsaw, Poland. (Marek Antoni Iwanczuk/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The measure passed 107-12, with 51 countries abstaining, including the United States, while Russia, Belarus and Iran voted against it.

The resolution also calls for an exchange of prisoners of war and the return of civilians, including children, who were forcibly transferred or deported.

The White House on Wednesday referred Fox News Digital to a statement from the U.S. Mission to the United Nations following the vote.

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Tammy Bruce, U.S. representative to the UN, listens as delegates speak at a United Nations Security Council meeting on Feb. 24, 2026, in New York City. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

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U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said during an event hosted by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and Yalta European Strategy that Rustem Umerov, the head of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, was expected to travel to Geneva on Thursday for talks with him and Jared Kushner.

The discussions are part of ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at reaching a negotiated settlement to end the war between Moscow and Kyiv.

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Ashley Carnahan is a writer at Fox News Digital.

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