Zelenskyy to hold talks on Russia-Ukraine war with Witkoff, Europeans

The prime ministers of Norway and Finland will be present at the discussions in the Norwegian capital Oslo.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to hold talks with United States special envoy Steve Witkoff and European leaders in Norway, aimed at ending the war with Russia.The prime ministers of Norway and Finland will attend the talks in Oslo on Tuesday, while President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is expected to attend remotely because of illness.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Finland seeking one million land mines as it eyes Russian threatlist 2 of 3Children among six killed in Russian drone strike on Ukraine parklist 3 of 3US-Ukraine relations sour as Trump, Zelenskyy clash over talks, armsend of listThe meeting comes as Trump continues to publicly castigate Zelenskyy, accusing him of not wanting to end the war and suggesting that someone else should negotiate on Kyiv’s behalf.Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said Zelenskyy requested that Witkoff and Kushner participate in Tuesday’s discussions.In a post on X before the talks, Zelenskyy said he had engaged in a “substantive conversation” with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about missile interceptors, intelligence sharing and Starlink, a satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.Last week, Zelenskyy accused Washington of withholding intelligence from Kyiv and limiting Starlink’s internet speed. Ukraine’s armed forces use SpaceX’s military-grade internet network Starshield for several operations, including drone attacks.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 “constructive” and said the two had agreed to speak again soon.The talks come as the two warring sides continue to launch long-range air attacks on each other.