{"id":10094,"date":"2026-10-20T10:37:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=10094"},"modified":"2026-10-20T10:37:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:37:51","slug":"zelenskyy-to-hold-talks-on-russia-ukraine-war-with-witkoff-europeans-russia-ukraine-war-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=10094","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy to hold talks on Russia-Ukraine war with Witkoff, Europeans | Russia-Ukraine war News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The prime ministers of Norway and Finland will be present at the discussions in the Norwegian capital Oslo.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a> is set to hold talks with United States special envoy Steve Witkoff and European leaders in Norway, aimed at ending the war with Russia.<\/p>\n

The prime ministers of Norway and Finland will attend the talks in Oslo on Tuesday, while President Donald Trump\u2019s son-in-law Jared Kushner is expected to attend remotely because of illness.<\/p>\n

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The meeting comes as Trump continues to publicly castigate<\/a> Zelenskyy, accusing him of not wanting to end the war and suggesting that someone else should negotiate on Kyiv\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said Zelenskyy requested that Witkoff and Kushner participate in Tuesday\u2019s discussions.<\/p>\n

In a post on X before the talks, Zelenskyy said he had engaged in a \u201csubstantive conversation\u201d with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about missile interceptors, intelligence sharing and Starlink, a satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX.<\/p>\n

Last week, Zelenskyy accused Washington of withholding intelligence from Kyiv and limiting Starlink\u2019s internet speed. Ukraine\u2019s armed forces use SpaceX\u2019s military-grade internet network Starshield for several operations, including drone attacks.<\/p>\n

Zelenskyy did not confirm whether Rubio had committed to addressing the issues raised, including supplying Ukraine with crucial US-made Patriot missile interceptors and restoring intelligence sharing and Starshield services. However, he described the discussion as \u201cconstructive\u201d and said the two had agreed to speak again soon.<\/p>\n

The talks come as the two warring sides continue to launch long-range air attacks on each other.<\/p>\n

At least three people were killed across Ukraine in Russian attacks on Tuesday. A Russian drone struck a highway connecting Kyiv to the Black Sea port of Odesa, killing three people and injuring four, Kyiv\u2019s regional prosecutor\u2019s office confirmed.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, more than 32,000 families are without electricity after Ukraine\u2019s largest private energy company, DTEK, confirmed that three of its energy facilities in the southern Odesa region had been hit by Russia.<\/p>\n

The governor of Russia\u2019s Tambov Oblast said on Tuesday that a fire had broken out at an oil pumping station after an overnight Ukrainian drone attack. Yevgeny Pervyshov said four drones were intercepted.<\/p>\n

Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with Zelenskyy in recent weeks, while easing pressure on Russia, including lifting sanctions on its diesel exports. Trump has been eager to bring down energy prices, which have surged as a result of the US-Israel war on Iran.<\/p>\n

Zelenskyy has described the agreement to waive sanctions on Russian diesel as a \u201creward\u201d for President Vladimir Putin, warning that it would only embolden him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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