Mystery as Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Postpones Trip to Ukraine [Video]

President-elect Donald Trump‘s pick as Ukraine envoy for his new administration has postponed a trip to Kyiv until after the inauguration later this month, per a new report.

Newsweek has reached out to the Trump transition team for comment via email.

Why It Matters

The incoming Republican president has repeatedly promised to end the war in Ukraine, now approaching the three-year mark, in just one day.

Officials in Kyiv and countries on NATO‘s eastern flank are concerned that a Trump-brokered ceasefire to Europe’s largest land conflict since World War II could come at Ukraine’s expense and that of the alliance countries close to Russia. Trump has said he has good relationships with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.

Officials and experts are skeptical that the 24-hour period Trump has pledged is unrealistic but believe the president-elect will make significant efforts early in his second presidential term to secure …