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Zelensky Meets US Envoys in Oslo Amid Missile Delivery Claims
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In Short: According to Kyivindependent (Ukraine), Zelensky accused the United States of delaying the delivery of interceptor missiles, while Thejournal (Ireland) reported that the meeting aimed to explore avenues for peace and address the missile delivery delays.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Oslo, Norway, on Tuesday, as part of diplomatic efforts to address the ongoing conflict with Russia.
According to Kyivindependent (Ukraine), Zelensky accused the United States of delaying the delivery of interceptor missiles, while Thejournal (Ireland) reported that the meeting aimed to explore avenues for peace and address the missile delivery delays.
The BBC (United Kingdom) framed the meeting as a continuation of diplomacy without a breakthrough, noting that Witkoff was 'encouraged' by the talks in Kyiv, while Informat (Romania) reported that Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha described the meeting as potentially encouraging Putin to continue the war.
Despite the conflicting claims, both Kyivindependent and Thejournal agreed that the meeting aimed to address the missile delivery delays and to explore avenues for peace.
Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said Oslo would host the talks, including Finnish President Alexander Stubb, in a bid to put 'diplomatic efforts on a more constructive path'.
Zelensky told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera that he wants to continue to have open, honest, and pragmatic relations with the US, while also expressing frustration over the delays in missile deliveries.
Trump criticized Zelensky, saying, 'Zelensky doesn't know what he's talking about,' and called for a meeting with Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to discuss denuclearisation and the Ukraine war.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied that intelligence sharing had been withdrawn with Ukraine and backed Trump's call for Zelensky to focus on ending the conflict.
Zelensky told a bipartisan group of U.S. senators and representatives that he wants to understand what is happening, why it's happening, and where all this is heading.
In Kyiv, Reuters reported that military veteran Stepan Yermak said, 'The issue can be solved in the blink of an eye. We want peace,' while Svitlana Kurylenko, a 19-year-old cafe worker, said, 'We need an agreement that will never be broken.'
The Ukrainian embassy in Delhi condemned a Russian drone strike on a civilian vessel in the Black Sea, calling Russia 'barbarian' and saying it did not care that the factory belonged to Indian owners and was producing 'critically needed medicines.'
Zelensky's meeting with US envoys came after he had accused the US of delaying missile deliveries, and the meeting aimed to address these delays and explore avenues for peace.
Background
Despite the conflicting claims, both Kyivindependent and Thejournal agreed that the meeting aimed to address the missile delivery delays and to explore avenues for peace.
Zelensky's meeting with US envoys came after he had accused the US of delaying missile deliveries.
What's confirmed
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held talks with former US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner as Russia and Ukraine have intensified attacks on each other's energy centers.
What's still developing
- The attacks came after Zelensky said that Kyiv would resume hitting Russian refineries in the face of unrelenting strikes.
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- “There is diplomatic momentum," Zelensky wrote on X.
- As reported by Ukrinform, Volodymyr Zelensky formed a Ukrainian delegation to participate in negotiations with Canada regarding preparations for the conclusion of a Centennial Partnership Agreement between the two countries.
- “I'm not sure about that, and we'll take a look. But all I know is that Zelensky and Putin have to get together and end that ridiculous war. This month they lost 32,000 people in that war, and it's ridiculous. So they have to get together and get it done,” Trump said.
- "To be honest, I think it's time for somebody else to negotiate on behalf of Ukraine."
- Five people were killed and another 67 were injured on Thursday after a Russian drone hit a shopping center in Pavlohrad, in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region.
- Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha described the strike as a “tactic of coercion.” The attack comes amid an intensification of strikes on shopping centers in Ukraine.
- "There are ideas for de-escalation steps and for addressing fundamental security issues – energy security, food security, and the protection of human life. We are working together with the American team and are ready to take really serious steps," he said.
- “The visit’s agenda will focus on shared Canadian-Ukrainian priorities, including deepening defense, economic, and energy cooperation,” the office of the Canadian Prime Minister confirmed.
- "We’re working very closely with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, and we will get that one done," Trump said, adding that an agreement would happen "more quickly than people understand."
- "This ridiculous and never-ending war with Ukraine must be ended. The whole world suffers as 25,000 people, mostly soldiers, are being killed each month. What a shame!"
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