Ukraine war briefing: US envoy Witkoff to meet Putin after ‘constructive’ talks with Zelenskyy in Norway
Talks in Oslo made ‘meaningful progress’ toward engaging Russia, a US official said. What we know on day 1,701
TL;DR
- US envoy Steve Witkoff to meet Vladimir Putin after "constructive" talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Norway.
- Talks in Norway involved new ideas from Ukraine and aimed for a coordinated approach to engaging Russia.
- Key elements discussed included security guarantees for Ukraine, a postwar economic plan, and European security architecture.
- US President Donald Trump urged Ukraine to settle the war with Russia.
- Elon Musk reportedly ordered a slowdown of SpaceX's Starlink military service used by Ukraine for battlefield communications.
- Nato is deploying additional planes, drones, and radar systems to the Black Sea after attacks on ships.
- Russia's defense ministry claimed strikes on three cargo vessels and two logistics hubs in Ukraine.
- Russia also launched missile and drone attacks on civilian areas, killing at least nine people.
- The Kremlin stated work is underway to ease the humanitarian situation in Russian-controlled Oleshky.