The key facts
- Steve Whitkoff's plane departed Oslo for St. Petersburg — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced this.
- Earlier in Oslo, Whitkoff met with Volodymyr Zelensky and Alexander Stubb; Jared Kushner participated online.
- Whitkoff intends to propose a trilateral meeting with Trump and Zelensky to Putin.
Flight to St. Petersburg
The plane of US presidential envoy Steve Whitkoff has departed Oslo for St. Petersburg, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. The purpose of the visit is said to be a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the main topic being the resolution of the Ukrainian conflict.
Talks in Oslo
Earlier, Whitkoff held meetings in Oslo with Volodymyr Zelensky and Finnish President Alexander Stubb. Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner joined the talks online. According to Life.ru, at the meeting in Oslo the US, Ukraine and Europe developed a coordinated position on further steps to resolve the conflict and on engagement with Russia.
Proposal for a trilateral meeting
Whitkoff intends to propose that Putin hold a trilateral meeting involving Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the resolution in Ukraine.
Moscow's position
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Moscow does not expect miracles from Washington and that the US will remain, at best, competitors for Russia.
