The key facts

  • Talks were held in Oslo with the participation of Zelensky, Witkoff, Støre and Stubb; representatives of Germany, the UK, France, Poland and NATO also took part
  • Jared Kushner, due to the flu, joined the talks remotely
  • Finland stated there was 'real progress'; the proposals will be presented in St. Petersburg on October 21

New proposals and Witkoff's trip

According to DW, the travel plan of US special envoy Steve Witkoff to Russia was confirmed by a TASS source, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb; the visit was also reported by Axios and The New York Times. Støre and Stubb said the meeting would take place in St. Petersburg. The TASS source confirmed Witkoff's trip but did not specify the city.

Talks in Oslo

The talks in Oslo were attended by Volodymyr Zelensky, Steve Witkoff, Jonas Gahr Støre and Alexander Stubb. According to Axios, representatives of Germany, the UK, France, Poland and NATO were also present. The second American negotiator, Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, fell ill with the flu and, according to Western media reports, joined the discussion remotely. Security guarantees for Ukraine, territorial issues, sanctions and the security system in Europe after the war were discussed.

Statements about progress

The President of Finland said after the talks that 'real progress' had been achieved both on the general terms of the agreement and on short-term goals. According to him, the ideas discussed will be presented in St. Petersburg on October 21. An American official source in Ukraine, who spoke with Reuters on condition of anonymity, said that new ideas and proposals were put forward in Oslo. According to him, the goal of the talks with Putin is to continue the progress achieved with Ukraine and Europe and to discuss the proposals with the Russian side.

On a possible meeting of Putin, Trump and Xi

Zelensky commented at a press conference on reports of a possible meeting between Putin, Trump and PRC Chairman Xi Jinping on the Ukrainian issue — The Wall Street Journal had previously written about a proposal to hold such a meeting in November. 'If it is about Ukraine and our future, it can only be accepted on the condition that we are also at the negotiating table,' the President of Ukraine said. Earlier, in an interview with Corriere della Sera, he said he wanted to know the details of the possible meeting in order to 'prevent further surprises'.