The key facts
- On October 20, talks were held in Oslo involving Witkoff, Zelensky, Støre and Stubb
- Rubio: the meeting was positive, 'no surprises'
- Witkoff's upcoming talks with Putin will show whether progress is possible
Assessment of the Oslo meeting
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told journalists in India that the talks in Oslo, which involved US presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other leaders, went 'without surprises.' A video with his remarks was published by the Indian news portal Firstpost. 'As I understand from the information he provided to me and from the report I received, the meeting was positive, nothing unexpected, no surprises,' Rubio said.
Expectations for the talks with Putin
Speaking about the upcoming talks in St. Petersburg between the US special representative and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the head of the State Department noted that they would make clear whether progress in the settlement is possible. According to him, if there were an easy way to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, it would already have been resolved.
The course of the October 20 meeting
On October 20, talks were held in Oslo involving Witkoff, Zelensky, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb. Following the meeting, Stubb emphasized that it had achieved real progress. Earlier, Donald Trump assessed Ukraine's ability to continue the conflict with Russia.
