The key facts
- Zelensky in Oslo proposed mutual renunciation of attacks on energy facilities.
- Ukraine is ready to hand settlement proposals to Moscow on October 21.
- The statement came after talks between the Kyiv delegation and US special envoy Steve Witkoff.
Proposal of an energy truce
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at a press conference in Oslo stated Kyiv's readiness to stop strikes on 'sensitive' objects of Russian energy infrastructure on the condition that Moscow similarly renounces attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities. According to him, Kyiv counts on mutual obligations of the parties. With this, the Ukrainian side once again raised the question of a possible energy truce.
Trilateral talks and handing over proposals
Zelensky also proposed moving to trilateral talks at the leaders' level. He said Ukraine has prepared concrete proposals for settling the conflict and expects to hand them to the Russian side as early as October 21.
Context of the meeting in Oslo
The statement came after talks between the Ukrainian delegation and the special envoy of US President Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff, in the Norwegian capital. Witkoff himself did not take part in the press conference. Alongside Zelensky, Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre and President of Finland Alexander Stubb spoke before journalists.
Kremlin statements and Kyiv's earlier conditions
Earlier, the Kremlin stated that it expects to organize a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US representatives in the near future: it is assumed that the American side will be able to familiarize Moscow with the results of consultations with Kyiv and European partners. According to Life.ru, as early as September 21 Zelensky stated Kyiv's readiness for reciprocal steps on the condition of a halt to Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
