U.S. President Donald Trump has omitted Keith Kellogg, his special envoy for Ukraine, from the official delegation to this week’s U.S.–Russia summit in Anchorage, Alaska, according to multiple officials cited by CNN. A senior administration figure said Moscow regards Kellogg as "sympathetic to Ukraine," and his presence was deemed potentially counterproductive to the talks. Kellogg had signalled interest in joining the meeting, which will bring together Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin along with more than a dozen senior U.S. officials. The high-stakes encounter is expected to focus on the war in Ukraine; Trump has publicly said no commercial dealings with Moscow will proceed until the conflict is resolved.