Brief
Zelenskyy to hold Oslo peace talks with US envoy Witkoff and European leaders
The meeting in Oslo aims to discuss steps toward ending the Russia‑Ukraine war, with additional talks on missile interceptors and intelligence sharing.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to hold peace talks in Oslo on Tuesday, joined by United States special envoy Steve Witkoff, Norway’s prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Finland’s prime minister, and other European leaders. Jared Kushner, former U.S. president’s son‑in‑law, is expected to attend remotely because of illness.
What happened
The Oslo meeting will focus on ending the Russia‑Ukraine war. Zelenskyy said he had a "substantive conversation" with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on missile interceptors, intelligence sharing and SpaceX’s Starlink service. The talks come as Russian forces continue long‑range attacks, killing at least three people in a drone strike on a Kyiv‑Odesa highway and leaving more than 32,000 families without electricity after DTEK’s facilities in Odesa were hit.
What the reports add
Al Jazeera reported that the Norwegian prime minister confirmed Zelenskyy’s request for Witkoff and Kushner to join the discussions. The outlet also noted that the governor of Russia’s Tambov Oblast said a fire broke out at an oil pumping station after a Ukrainian drone attack.
What was said
Zelenskyy told Al Jazeera that the conversation with Rubio was "constructive" and that they had agreed to speak again soon. He did not confirm whether the U.S. would supply Patriot missile interceptors or restore full Starlink services.
How it came about
The Oslo talks follow Zelenskyy’s earlier statements on X that talks with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were "virtually nonstop" and that intelligence sharing with Washington had resumed after a three‑day pause, as covered in Felo’s article on 18 October.
Key facts
- Zelenskyy will meet US envoy Steve Witkoff and European leaders in Oslo on Tuesday. (aljazeera.com)
- Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish PM will attend in person; Jared Kushner will join remotely. (aljazeera.com)
- Zelenskyy said he had a substantive conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about missile interceptors, intelligence sharing and Starlink. (aljazeera.com)
- Russian attacks on the same day killed three people on a Kyiv‑Odesa highway and left over 32,000 families without electricity in Odesa region. (aljazeera.com)
Sources
- [1] aljazeera.com — originally reported as “Zelenskyy to hold talks on Russia-Ukraine war with Witkoff, Europeans”
