US officials plan to travel to Norway, Russia for Ukraine talks, sources say
The talks aim to build a peace proposal for Russia, while U.S. envoys also seek the release of detained American Stephen Hubbard.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Oslo alongside Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and Finnish President Alexander Stubb to develop peace proposals for ending Russia's war in Ukraine.
- Tensions between Washington and Kyiv have spiked recently, driven by President Donald Trump's criticism of Zelenskyy and disputes over delayed Patriot missile interceptors and restricted Starshield satellite access.
- Ukrainian officials allege the U.S. withheld intelligence and throttled Starshield speeds; Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a "substantive conversation" with Zelenskyy on Tuesday about these security concerns.
- Following the Oslo discussions, Witkoff plans to travel to Russia to brief President Vladimir Putin on peace proposals developed in consultation with Ukraine and European allies, according to U.S. officials.
- The schedule remains tentative and could change; officials aim to test whether these proposals form the basis for serious negotiations with Moscow even as Russian attacks continue across Ukraine.
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Zelensky in Oslo for talks with US envoys as Ukraine claims missile holdup
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Norway Tuesday to meet with US envoys in order to put diplomacy back on a "more constructive path”, Oslo officials said. Relations between Kyiv and Washington have deteriorated since US President Donald Trump reached an agreement with Moscow last week to purchase Russian diesel and Zelensky accused the US of delaying the planned delivery of interceptor missiles.
The Ukrainian president is in Norway to put diplomacy back on track, while his relations with Donald Trump are going through an umpteenth critical phase.
Ukrajinski predsjednik Volodimir Zelenskij u u totorak je doputovao u Norvešku na razgovore s američkim izaslanicima kako bi, prema Oslu, diplomaciju “vratio na kostivniji put” u vrijeme pojačanih napetosti između Kijeva i Washingtona. “Održavamo sve kontakte koji bi able […] Objava Zelenskij u Oslu s američkim izaslanicima želi vratiti diplomaciju na pravi put pojavila se prvi puta na Novi list.
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The Independent (US)Stephen Hubbard release on the cards as US pensioner trapped in Russia
Pensioner Stephen Hubbard was put in Russian custody in 2022, following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine
The Ukrainian president meets US negotiators in Norway, while Russia overtakes his country with deadly attacks. However, the deals with Putin seem to interest US President Trump more.
The US President continues to bet against the Ukrainian President. Putin wants to move him to peace with diesel deal and other lucrative business. Trump is under domestic pressure. Is he going to go all over it now?
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