US Envoy Kellogg Attends Rome Ukraine Aid Conference

U.S. President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg is attending the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 in Rome on July 10-11, a key international aid event focused on mobilizing support for Ukraine's reconstruction amid ongoing conflict with Russia. This conference marks the fourth of its kind since Russia's 2022 invasion and aims to rally global donors around the estimated €500 billion ($590 billion) needed for Ukraine's recovery and modernization. President Trump recently announced the resumption of U.S. weapons shipments to Kyiv after a brief pause, responding to Ukrainian warnings about weakened defenses amid intensified Russian attacks. Ukraine continues to request advanced air defense systems such as Patriot missiles, with Germany also engaging in talks to supply these systems. The conference will be opened by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, with participation from other European leaders including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The event is expected to secure new international funding, sign memorandums, and launch recovery programs targeting some of the hardest-hit regions in Ukraine.