WASHINGTON, February 13. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg is set to pay an official visit to Germany, Belgium and Ukraine between February 13 and 22 to discuss the Ukrainian conflict settlement, the US Department of State said in a statement.

"Assistant to the President and Special Presidential Envoy for Russia and Ukraine Keith Kellogg will travel to Germany, Belgium, and Ukraine February 13-22 to advance President Trump’s goal of securing peace through strength in Ukraine and upholding the national security interests of the United States of America," the statement reads.

"Special Presidential Envoy Kellogg will participate in the Munich Security Conference and will visit NATO and EU headquarters in Brussels, where he will engage with allies and partners across Europe who are willing to work with the United States to end Russia’s war against Ukraine and restore stability in Europe," according to the US Department of State.

"In Ukraine, he will meet with government officials and private citizens who have bravely endured almost three years of war," the statement continued. "President Trump has made it clear that the fighting needs to stop, and the United States is ready to support a durable solution."

On Monday, Trump announced that Kellogg intended to visit Ukraine in the nearest perspective. According to Bloomberg, the US president's special envoy does not plan to come to Moscow as part of his upcoming trip to Europe. The agency stated that Kellogg would meet with European officials on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference to work out a plan for resolving the conflict in Ukraine and will visit a number of European capitals.

According to Bloomberg, the special envoy also intends to discuss with European allies’ issues related to their taking a leading role in deploying deterrence forces to ensure the implementation of a possible peace agreement in Ukraine.

The presidents of Russia and the United States held a telephone conversation on February 12.

Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced earlier that Putin's telephone call with Trump on Wednesday lasted almost for an hour and a half and they discussed among other things the conflict in Ukraine, the ongoing developments in the Middle East, as well as the issue of the swap of convicted citizens of the two countries.

The leaders of Russia and the United States agreed to continue contacts and hold a personal meeting in the future, Peskov added.

According to the Kremlin website, Putin and Trump last met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in late June 2019.