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Zelensky meets US envoys in Oslo as Witkoff heads to St. Petersburg
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Summary
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met US envoys, including Steve Witkoff, in Oslo on Tuesday amid tensions with President Trump. Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said Witkoff would travel to St. Petersburg on Wednesday to meet Russian leadership to try to restart peace talks on ending the war in Ukraine. The meetings followed a reported US pressure campaign on Kyiv alongside outreach to Moscow.
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- Zelenskyy meets with Trump envoys as U.S. blasts ‘scandalous’ accusations on withdrawn supportNBC News · Oct 20, 6:59 AM
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- US officials plan to travel to Norway, Russia for Ukraine talks, sources sayReuters · Oct 19, 7:11 PM
- Witkoff to Meet Russian Leadership on Ukraine, Norway PM SaysBloomberg · Oct 20, 1:17 PM
- Zelensky to meet with U.S. envoys in Oslo, Norway, amid tensions with TrumpUPI · Oct 20, 3:33 PM