Keith Kellogg, U.S. special envoy for Russia and Ukraine, told Newsmax on Monday that Ukraine and Russia need to realize that President Donald Trump could and would walk away from peace negotiations.

Kellogg said Monday’s call between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin jump-started talks, which is encouraging, but the president won’t abide a bad deal.

“I think both sides need to realize he could do that and would do that. I mean, this is one of those, when you go back to the art of the deal, be willing to walk away from a bad deal,” Kellogg said on “The Record With Greta Van Susteren.”

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