Zelensky Meets Witkoff and European Leaders in Oslo

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and European leaders in Oslo on Tuesday, October 20, as Kyiv and Washington sought to sustain diplomacy over Russia’s war while facing strained relations. The talks were intended to develop ideas with Ukraine and its European partners that could be tested in negotiations with Moscow, but no agreement or breakthrough was reported. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said Zelensky had asked Norway and Finland to organize the meeting with U.S. and European participants. Finnish President Alexander Stubb joined the discussions, while Jared Kushner, a U.S. envoy, participated remotely. Representatives from Britain, France, Germany and Poland, as well as the European Union and NATO, were also expected to take part. A U.S. official said Witkoff planned to present ideas developed with Ukraine and European partners and assess whether they could provide a basis for negotiations with Russia. The official described discussions as fluid. The accounts did not confirm that Witkoff would travel to Russia after Oslo or that he had a scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov...