Ric Grenell under consideration to be Trump's point man on Ukraine: report

Richard "Ric" Grenell, the erstwhile acting director of National Intelligence successful President-elect Trump's archetypal administration, is reportedly nether information to beryllium peculiar envoy for the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Currently, determination is nary peculiar envoy liable for bringing an extremity to the warfare successful Eastern Europe. Trump is powerfully considering whether to make the role, Reuters reported, citing 4 sources acquainted with the president's deliberations.

If helium does make the caller position, Grenell is said to beryllium a starring candidate, though Trump whitethorn prime idiosyncratic else, the sources told Reuters. There is besides nary warrant that Grenell would judge the presumption if it were offered to him, the sources reportedly said. 

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Ric Grenell, erstwhile acting manager of National Intelligence, during the closing run lawsuit with erstwhile US President Donald Trump, not pictured, astatine Van Andel Arena successful Grand Rapids, Michigan, connected Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (Sarah Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Fox News Digital was antecedently told Grenell was nether information to beryllium U.S. Secretary of State. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was alternatively named to pb the State Department.

Neither Grenell nor the Trump modulation squad responded to requests for comment. 

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Former Acting Director of National Intelligence of the U.S. Richard Grenell, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), U.S. Republican statesmanlike nominee, erstwhile President Donald Trump and blimpish vigor big Glenn Beck enactment successful a backstage roundtable treatment during a run rally astatine Findlay Toyota Center connected October 13, 2024, successful Prescott Valley, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

Trump repeatedly made run promises to rapidly resoluteness the struggle betwixt Russia and Ukraine, if elected, though helium has ne'er laid retired a circumstantial program to extremity the war.

Grenell, an outspoken Trump loyalist, has made statements successful the past that whitethorn beryllium of interest to Ukrainian leadership.

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Former Acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell speaks connected signifier connected the 3rd time of the Republican National Convention astatine the Fiserv Forum connected July 17, 2024, successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

During a Bloomberg circular array successful July, helium advocated for the instauration of "autonomous zones" arsenic a means of settling the conflict, which began aft Russia invaded Ukrainian sovereign territory. He besides suggested helium would not beryllium successful favour of Ukraine joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization successful the contiguous future, a presumption helium shares with galore Trump allies.

Grenell's supporters enactment helium has had a agelong diplomatic vocation and has a heavy cognition of European affairs. In summation to serving arsenic ambassador to Germany, Grenell was besides a peculiar statesmanlike envoy for Serbia and Kosovo bid negotiations.

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Prior to moving for the archetypal Trump administration, Grenell was a U.S. State Department spokesperson to the United Nations nether President George W. Bush. He has advised assorted Republican candidates and was a overseas argumentation spokesperson for Mitt Romney during the 2012 statesmanlike campaign.

Grenell was antecedently a Fox News contributor. 

Reuters contributed to this report.