US President-elect Donald Trump is considering appointing veteran diplomat Brian Hook as a special representative to negotiate an “end of war” between Russia and Ukraine.

Source: ZN.UA news agency, citing anonymous sources, as reported European Pravda

Details: Brian Hook, 56, is a lawyer who served in the Republican administrations of George W. Bush and Donald Trump, primarily in the State Department. He also served as a senior foreign policy advisor during Mitt Romney’s campaign.

In the Trump administration, Hook focused on Iran policy – first as head of an interagency group coordinating sanctions, then as special representative and senior advisor to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Hook has supported a tough approach toward Iran, advocating for the United States to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal and the operation that led to the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, a top general. of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

There is no public record of this American diplomat having any prior Ukraine-related experience.

Media sources report that Trump has tasked Brian Hook with overseeing the transition of authority within the State Department.

Background:

• Fox News reported that the US president-elect could soon appoint a special representative to lead “peace negotiations” between Ukraine and Russia.

• At this stage, the extent of this representative’s powers is unclear. However, the nomination aligns with Trump’s stated goal of achieving a “rapid resolution” to the war in Ukraine.

• Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that one of the Trump team’s ideas for fulfilling its promise to “end the war quickly” potentially involves freezing the front line at its current position, establishing a demilitarized zone and imposing a 20-year moratorium on Ukraine’s membership in NATO.

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