US Abstention on UN’s Ukraine Peace Vote Prompt’s Ex-Envoy’s Ire

The US abstained from a UN vote supporting a lasting peace in Ukraine, prompting criticism from President Donald Trump’s former Ukraine envoy.

“A UN vote on a lasting peace in Ukraine and we abstained. Go figure,” Keith Kellogg, who served as special envoy for Ukraine and Russia last year, wrote in a social media post Tuesday. “It is not a business deal-it is war.”

Former US Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv in February 2025.

Photographer: Andrew Kravchenko/Bloomberg

The retired general blasted the US for not voting in favor of a General Assembly resolution that called for an immediate ceasefire, reaffirmed Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and emphasized the importance of ...