US Envoy Admits Putin Right About Ongoing NATO Proxy War Against Russia

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MOSCOW, June 1 (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is right that there is currently a «proxy war» between Russia and NATO, US special presidential envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg admitted.

During an interview with Fox News, the envoy discussed US-Russia negotiations on the Ukrainian conflict. Kellogg also noted US President Donald Trump’s progress in resolving the Ukrainian conflict.

«Putin made these comments, ‘if you are going to to supply them [Kiev] with weapons, we will continue to be part of the aggressor,'» he said. «And he [Putin] considers this a proxy war with NATO as well right now. And frankly, in a way it is. Look at what the Europeans nations have done with support. It is clearly Putin sees this.»

When asked by the host whether the Ukrainian conflict would end peacefully, Kellogg answered positively.

«If anybody can do this, it’s President Trump,» Kellogg noted, emphasizing that «everybody is working really hard» to resolve the conflict.

Russia believes that arms supplies to Ukraine hinder the settlement of the conflict and directly involve NATO countries in it. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted that any cargo containing weapons for Ukraine would be a legitimate target for Russia. The Kremlin stated that the West’s pumping Ukraine with weapons does not contribute to the negotiations and will have a negative effect.