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Zelenskyy to Hold Oslo Talks with US Envoy and European Leaders

Elena MarquezPublished 12m ago2 min readBased on 6 sources
Zelenskyy to Hold Oslo Talks with US Envoy and European Leaders
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to hold talks in Oslo with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and European leaders aimed at ending the war with Russia. Al Jazeera

The discussions are scheduled for Tuesday in the Norwegian capital. The prime ministers of Norway and Finland are expected to attend.

Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, is also expected to take part, joining remotely because of illness. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said Zelenskyy had requested that Witkoff and Kushner participate in Tuesday's discussions.

The Norwegian government confirmed that Witkoff and Kushner will take part in meetings in Oslo on the situation in Ukraine. Norwegian Government

It also said Zelenskyy will meet with Store and with the president of Finland during the visit to Norway. Norwegian Government

The Oslo meetings follow plans for U.S. officials to travel to Norway and Russia for talks on Ukraine around October 19. Reuters

Those meetings could include representatives of the E4, the European Union and NATO alongside Zelenskyy and Norway's prime minister, according to the same reporting. Zelenskyy spoke with Witkoff and Kushner in September about efforts to end the war.

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