The key facts
- Stubb declared 'real progress' and found 'elements of peace' at the meeting in Oslo
- The proposals are planned to be presented to the Russian side on October 21 in St. Petersburg
- According to Zelensky, the US confirmed its readiness to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine comparable to NATO's Article 5
Outcomes of the Oslo meeting
Finnish President Alexander Stubb, at a press conference following the meeting of representatives of the US, Ukraine and European countries in Oslo, said that the participants managed to agree on some elements of a possible peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict. 'I think we have made real progress. We have found some elements of peace, on which work will continue in St. Petersburg tomorrow,' he said.
Topics of the talks and the next stage
According to Stubb, security and economic issues were discussed in Oslo, as well as possible mechanisms for ending hostilities. The agreed proposals are planned to be presented to the Russian side on October 21 in St. Petersburg.
Security guarantees for Kyiv
Earlier, Volodymyr Zelensky said that during the talks in Norway the US confirmed its readiness to discuss providing Ukraine with security guarantees comparable in strength to Article 5 of the NATO treaty on collective defence. According to him, Washington agreed with the need for strong security guarantees for Kyiv.
