Donald Trump’s designated envoy for Ukraine and Russia says president-elect wants to Europe’s largest war since World War II End it soon, as it will enter its third year in February.

Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, who served in Trump’s first administration, told The U.S. Report on Wednesday that the “carnage” of the war that began with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 needs to end quickly.

“The Russian casualties, the Ukrainian casualties, the destruction of their cities — this is a war that needs to end. I think he (Trump) can do that in the short term,” Kellogg said.

“I do have a lot of confidence in his ability to actually get to the point where this war is really over. I think what people need to understand is – he’s not trying to give anything (Russian President Vladimir) Putin Or the Russians. He’s actually trying to save Ukraine and save their sovereignty, and he’s going to make sure that’s fair. “

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This photo taken on January 23, 2024 shows graves, most of which were attacked by Russians on a shop and cafe in the village of Groza inside the Groza cemetery in the Kharkiv region during the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year victims who lost their lives. (Romain Pilipe/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump repeatedly said during the 2024 campaign that he could resolve Russia’s war with Ukraine within 24 hours.

At a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, Trump said he understood Putin wanted to meet with him but did not believe such a meeting would be appropriate before he is officially sworn in as president on Inauguration Day, January 20. .

He added that he would like to see the fighting ended within six months.

“Look, Russia is losing a lot of young people, and so is Ukraine, and this should never have started,” he said. “This is a war that shouldn’t happen.”

On December 19, 2024, the ruins of the city of Toletsk in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. (Photo by Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (Photo by Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Kellogg said he wanted a shorter timetable, aiming to end the war in 100 days.

“Let’s set a time frame of 100 days and then work all the way back to figure out a way we can do this in the short term to make sure the solution is solid, sustainable and this war is over so that we can Stop the massacre“, he told Fox News anchor Sandra Smith. “I think it’s going to be a very, very important thing. This is very important to our national security. This is part of our vital national interest and is good for Europe and the world. “

one A senior U.S. defense official said In October, Russia’s casualties so far in 2022 exceeded 600,000, and in September alone their forces “suffered more casualties in action than in any other month of the war.”

On October 13, 2022, a social billboard in the center of Moscow is behind the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs building. The billboard has the letter Z – the tactical insignia of the Russian army in Ukraine, which reads “Victory is forged in fire” . (Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukrainian President Zelensky met with Trump for the first time in New York in late September. the incoming president of the united states says “Intense and unpredictable”, he hoped that this “unpredictability” would be “mainly directed at the Russian Federation”.

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United Nations Deputy Director for Human Rights Nada Nassif It said earlier this week that more than 12,300 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since the war began, including more than 650 children.