Witkoff arrives in Oslo for meeting with Zelenskyy

The US president's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, arrived in the Norwegian capital on 20 October, where he is due to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Source: European Pravda, citing Norwegian public broadcaster NRK

Details: Witkoff landed at Oslo Airport shortly before noon on Tuesday 20 October and walked off the plane along a red carpet.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had earlier said that Ukraine had asked for US President Donald Trump's special peace envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, to join meetings in Oslo on efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

Kushner will take part in the talks remotely. Media reports earlier said that Trump's son-in-law had fallen ill.

The Norwegian prime minister said that the aim of the talks was to put the diplomatic efforts on a more constructive track.

The office of the Finnish president has also confirmed that Finnish President Alexander Stubb will travel to Norway.

The Norwegian government also announced that Zelenskyy would visit Norway on Tuesday 20 October.

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