Zelensky and Witkoff meet in Oslo

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are meeting in Oslo as relations between Kyiv and the Trump administration deteriorate.

Ukraine accuses US of withholding intelligence

Zelensky's top military adviser Serhii Beskrestnov told the BBC that lack of reliable US warnings about incoming Russian attacks meant lives were being lost.

“Sometimes we receive this information before the attack, another time we [do] not.”

Rubio rejects withholding accusations

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected as scandalous accusations that Ukrainians were dying because the US was withholding intelligence from Kyiv.

Trump says Ukraine needs new president

Relations between Kyiv and the US have soured to the extent that Trump has said it is time for Ukraine to get a new president and for somebody else to negotiate.

Norway aims for constructive path

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said the aim of the Oslo talks was to steer relations towards a more constructive path and ensure the war ended diplomatically.

Trump makes diesel deal with Putin

Trump announced that Moscow would immediately supply more than three hundred thousand tons of diesel to the US and other markets, ending American sanctions on Russian diesel exports.

Zelensky calls deal a Putin birthday gift

Trump's diesel deal with Russia coincided with Witkoff and Kushner's last meeting with Ukrainian officials in Miami, prompting Zelensky to call it a happy birthday present for Putin.

“a happy birthday present for Putin”

Europe questions US commitment to Ukraine

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the US had not been paying for Ukraine's defence since the start of twenty twenty-five, and Europe was shouldering the burden alone.