US resumes sharing missile intelligence with Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

The United States has resumed sharing intelligence with Ukraine about Russian missile strikes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 20, 2026, after talks in Norway with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine was again receiving American advance warnings of ballistic missile attacks. He said the information would save lives and thanked the American side. The Guardian

The two men greeted each other with a hug as they entered the talks in Oslo, hosted by the leaders of Norway and Finland. The meeting included Witkoff and Zelenskyy, with Jared Kushner joining by video. Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finland's President Alexander Stubb took part, alongside European Union and British security officials.

The sharing had been interrupted for several days before resuming in October. Zelenskyy described the flow of information as "de-blocked." Of the resumed sharing, he said: "We are very thankful for this" and "Now it works." Reuters

Zelenskyy said he had also held a positive phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He said he raised with Rubio restrictions imposed on Starshield, the military-grade version of SpaceX's satellite internet service.

He also said he had offered to stop Ukraine's long-range attacks on Russian oil refineries if the United States provides Kyiv with Patriot missile interceptors. In Oslo, Zelenskyy said he opposed a trilateral summit on Ukraine involving Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, an idea floated by Putin, saying there could be nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.

After the meeting, Zelenskyy and his European allies said it was up to Russia to respond to proposals agreed in Oslo. Witkoff was expected to travel to St. Petersburg after the Oslo meeting. BBC