Russia's deputy U.N. ambassador said on Wednesday any decision by President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration to cut support for Ukraine would be a "death sentence" for the Ukrainian army,

President-elect Donald Trump said he is nominating Keith Kellogg as the special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, enlisting a retired Army general who has called for cutting off military aid to Ukraine.

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Keith Kellogg, a former national security adviser and retired lieutenant general in the US military, to be special envoy to Ukraine and Russia in his second administration. Kellogg is likely to be at the centre of negotiations to end the ongoing war in Ukraine, should Russia and Ukraine agree to take part.

The retired Army lieutenant general could play a key role in any negotiations to end the yearslong war between the countries.

President-elect Trump on Wednesday announced his appointment of Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general who served as chief of staff on Trump’s National Security Council during his first term, as special envoy to Ukraine and Russia.

Russian leaders hope Donald Trump’s cabinet picks, and his Kremlin-friendly inner orbit, will give Moscow an advantage in its ongoing conflict in Ukraine. CNN’s Fred Pleitgen has the details.

Donald Trump’s new pick for special envoy for Ukraine and Russia has a plan to end the war between the two countries that has as of yet not been tested: pressure Ukraine to cede territory to Russia, according to new reports.