By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke in Oslo on Tuesday with Steve Witkoff, the special envoy of US President Donald Trump. The meeting comes after a week of tensions between Kyiv and Washington, while the White House is moving closer to Moscow, reports Le Monde.
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20 OctZelensky to meet US envoy Steve Witkoff in OsloUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Oslo amid tensions with Washington over aid to Ukraine and relations with Moscow. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, as Kyiv seeks, among other things, to restore access to Starlink satellite systems, according to Zelensky’s comments reported by Reuters.
🌍 World · Source: Sowetan ·
Donald Trump says Ukraine must want to end the war with Russia and believes Moscow has a military advantage. The US president was speaking in the Oval Office, while his envoy Steve Witkoff met Volodymyr Zelensky in Oslo, according to Reuters.
🌍 World · Source: Daily Maverick ·
After his meeting in Oslo with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, US envoy Steve Witkoff is due to travel to Russia to present Vladimir Putin with proposals drawn up in Norway. The trip and the expected content of the talks were reported by the Financial Times.
🌍 World · Source: Le Monde ·
Donald Trump accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of not wanting to end the war after a Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian oil terminal. The US president said he wanted to continue negotiations with Moscow, according to his statements on Truth Social.
🌍 World · Source: Egypt Independent ·
Military aircraft crashes in Lorraine, killing at least oneA military aircraft crashed overnight near Pont-à-Mousson in Lorraine, killing at least one person, according to the Air and Space Force. Emergency services and gendarmes continued searching between Rogéville, Tremblecourt and Domèvre-en-Haye, while the aircraft may have been a Mirage 2000D based at Nancy-Ochey, AFP reports.The week in Africa
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