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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll got here in Kyiv Wednesday as the U.S. transfers to jump-start speak to end the Russia– Ukraine war.
Driscoll, accompanied by Army Chief of Personnel Gen. Randy George, went to the war-torn nation ahead of War Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has yet to take a trip to Ukraine or meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Any such journey, nevertheless, would need Hegseth’s approval.
Likewise taking a trip with the secretary are Lt. Gen. Chris Donahue, the Army’s commanding basic for Europe and Africa; Maj. Gen. Michael Buzzard, the commanding basic for the Security Support Group– Ukraine; Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Weiner of Army Unique Operations Command; and Col. Dave Butler.
The group is set to meet Zelenskyy, Ukrainian armed force, and defense market leaders and legislators.
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” Secretary Driscoll and his group arrived today in Kyiv on behalf of the administration on a fact-finding objective to meet Ukrainian authorities and talk about efforts to end the war,” Butler stated in a Wednesday declaration validating the journey.
The White Home has actually been silently establishing a fast-moving brand-new peace summary. Envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian arbitrator Kirill Dmitriev held talks in Miami for 3 days in late October, Axios reported Tuesday.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll got here in Kyiv Nov. 19, 2025, as the U.S. transfers to jump-start speak to end the Russia-Ukraine war. ( Cheriss May/Getty Images )
The administration designated Driscoll as an unique agent to assist kick-start the peace procedure, though he is not bring the reported proposition to Ukraine, a defense authorities informed Fox News Digital.
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His group is working to protect a future conference with the Russian side however such an engagement is not anticipated to take place throughout this journey, the authorities included.
Driscoll and his group likewise are consulting with Ukrainian defense market leaders to talk about a prospective offer including drone innovation exchange. The Army has actually focused on gaining from Ukraine’s success in establishing and producing armed drones that have actually shown essential in striking deep behind firing line.
” We desire Ukrainians to construct relationships with the American commercial base due to the fact that we wish to pull those lessons gained from” the war, the authorities stated.
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The Army intends to produce 1 million drones over the next 2 to 3 years– a high order for the U.S. commercial base.
Ukraine has the capability to produce 8 million drones each year, Zelenskyy stated in July.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is set to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian military and defense market leaders and legislators. ( Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform/NurPhoto through Getty Images)
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and his group are likewise consulting with Ukrainian defense market leaders to talk about a prospective offer including drone innovation. ( Mykhaylo Palinchak/SOPA Images/LightRocket through Getty Images)
On The Other Hand, Zelenskyy remains in Turkey in an effort to restore direct talks with Russia.
The dispute he when believed might end in 24 hr has progressively exasperated President Donald Trump, who has actually rotated in between compassion for Russia’s position and assistance for Ukraine.
Nevertheless, his administration simply authorized another $105 million sale of Patriot rocket launchers and associated parts to Ukraine, and Ukraine stated it utilized long-range U.S.-made Army tactical rocket systems to strike deep inside Russia– which would signify a turnaround of U.S. policy that restricted usage of its resources to strike in Russian area.
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Ukraine watchers stay doubtful that Zelenskyy will be more versatile on an offer than he has actually remained in the past.
Dealing with installing political pressure in the house over an energy corruption scandal that has actually captured members of his inner circle, Zelenskyy’s federal government might quickly deal with an obstacle from the nationalist right– political factions even less most likely to accept a compromise.
” It’s a death blow politically if he accepts a bad offer,” one diplomacy expert stated. “His celebration remains in (not completely public yet) revolt, and a unity federal government with more nationalist parts of the opposition is way less most likely to accompany this.”
Source: Fox News.
