Zelensky prepares for Oslo talks with US envoys as Rubio denies withholding intelligence

Last week a bipartisan group of US senators called for an urgent investigation into disruptions to the Starlink network in Ukraine, and unconfirmed reports on Tuesday said the transfer of more Patriot interceptors had not yet been approved.The US secretary of state is currently on a visit to India and admitted to reporters that it may be true that Patriot interceptor missiles had not yet arrived in Ukraine, although nothing had been denied to Kyiv intentionally.NTB/AFP via Getty ImagesSteve Witkoff was due to hold talks in Oslo in person while Jared Kushner was taking part remotelyWitkoff is expected to be joined by video-link by Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, and by several European representatives, including Finnish President Alexander Stubb and officials from the UK, Poland, France and Germany, as well as the EU and Nato.It is not yet clear whether Witkoff will travel on to Russia after his visit to Oslo, however the Kremlin spokeman said he hoped a meeting with Trump's special envoy could be organised in the near future. Dmitry Peskov said "we greatly appreciate the mediation efforts of the American negotiators".Earlier this month Russia's Vladimir Putin discussed the war with Trump over the phone, and not long afterwards the US president announce that Moscow would immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel to the US and other markets, bringing to an end American sanctions on Russian diesel exports.European leaders have expressed concern about recent statements from the US towards Russia, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke on Monday of "mixed pictures and messages" on the war, adding that he was trying to convince the American government "in total that this is something we have to resolve jointly". He pointed out that the US had not been paying for the defence of Ukraine since the start of 2025, and Europe and other countries were shouldering the burden.