Zelensky strikes upbeat tone as he suggests issue of US intelligence sharing resolvedpublished at 20:38 BST

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Paul Adams
Diplomatic correspondent

After a torrid ten days, dominated by evidence of another breakdown in relations between Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump, the tone in Oslo seemed curiously upbeat.

The Norwegian prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, said he was glad to have been able to "straighten out a few things" (adding that there was "nothing to gain…from digging into what was said yesterday").

President Zelensky seemed especially pleased with the outcome of a morning conversation with the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.

The crucial issues of early warning of Russia’s ballistic missile strikes had, he suggested, been resolved.

The two men had also discussed Ukraine’s access to Patriot interceptor missiles and Elon Musk’s Starlink system, both vital for Ukraine. Zelensky said he expected "good results".

Finland’s president, Alexander Stubb, said it had been "a good day for peace", with plenty of progress made "under the radar" on substantive and technical issues.

Steve Witkoff is taking an updated set of proposals to St Petersburg to find out what Vladimir Putin thinks. How long this optimistic moment lasts is anyone’s guess.

We're now ending our live coverage, but you can keep up to date in our news story.

Trump's comments will cause alarm in Kyiv, Europe and the USpublished at 20:24 BST

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Bernd Debusmann Jr
White House reporter

Trump and Zelensky have had a difficult, up-and-down relationship since the US president came back to the White House, most notably during their tense, fiery meeting in the Oval Office last year.

Their relationship, however, has taken a notable turn over the last few weeks.

It has become increasingly clear that in Trump's eyes, Zelensky is to blame for the ongoing war. A little over a week ago, Trump went as far as to say that Ukraine needs a "new president" to replace him.

We heard more of that today, with Trump saying that the US wants Zelensky to "make a deal" and should have done so already.

He also questioned US support for Ukraine, telling reporters that the US has gotten "absolutely nothing back" for its support "except grief, death and tremendous monetary loss".

Notably, his comments came on the same day Zelensky met with Steve Witkoff and other US representatives in Oslo.

During a news conference, Zelensky said he is "ready for negotiations" and called for trilateral talks with the US and Russia.

Trump's comments will no doubt cause alarm in Kyiv and in European capitals.

It will also sounds alarm in the offices of Washington lawmakers - both Democrats and Republicans - who feel strongly that the US should support Ukraine and who have publicly questioned Trump's policies towards Russia - including his recent waiver on punishing sanctions meant to compel Moscow to come to the table.

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We have just heard from US President Donald Trump, who says the US has given "tremendous" amounts to Ukraine but received nothing back in return.

Speaking from the Oval Office, following an announcement about fraud, the US president says it is time for Ukraine to end the war.

He describes the hatred between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky as being "tremendous", saying this may be the reason they have been unable to reach a deal.

"We've given a lot to Ukraine. We've gotten absolutely nothing back except grief, death, tremendous monetary loss," Trump says.

As we reported earlier, President Zelensky said in the press conference that he is "thankful" to the US as intelligence on Russian strikes "works now".

Zelensky's adviser Serhii Beskrestnov last week told the BBC that lives had been lost in Ukraine because Kyiv was at the time not receiving reliable US warnings of incoming Russian attacks.

White House officials have said there were no changes to intelligence sharing operations between the two countries.

Earlier today, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected as "scandalous" accusations that Ukrainians were dying because the US was withholding intelligence.

Zelensky told reporters this evening that the early warning systems are important to the Ukrainian people and children as it shows when attacks are incoming.

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Zelensky also said restrictions on Ukraine's use of the Starlink internet network were ongoing. He earlier said speed limits had been imposed on Starlink terminals, and that Kyiv had not been told about this in advance.

Internet service Starlink allows Ukraine to effectively guide drones to Russian targets and to protect Ukrainian skies.

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Following talks between Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Norway's PM Jonas Gahr Støre and US special envoy Steve Witkoff, we heard from the European leaders in a news conference.

• President Zelensky said he was "ready for negotiations" following "important" talks withWitkoff and the two European leaders
• Zelensky said US intelligence on Russian strikes "works now" - Washington had previously denied an accusation from Ukraine that it had stopped sharing intelligence
• The Finnish president and Norwegian PM said they were both united in their support of Ukraine
• Støre said Steve Witkoff will meet with Russian leadership tomorrow and "exchange ideas"
• Norway's PM supported Ukraine's "legitimate defence against military aggression" while Finland's leader hailed today's meeting as "a step in the right direction"
• Zelensky also confirmed he'd had a good conversation earlier with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
• His hope now, he said, was for the US to take the ideas discussed for a potential peaceful solution to the Russians, including potential trilateral talks with Russia and the US

The news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre has finished.

Stay with us as we bring you a recap of the key lines shortly.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky then says he is "thankful" to the US as intelligence on Russian strikes "works now".

He adds that early warning systems are important to the Ukrainian people and says "we are thankful to American side now it works, it is great".

The US has previously denied limiting intelligence sharing.

A question is asked about why special envoy Steve Witkoff is not present, to which Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre says the news conference is for political leaders.

He then says "Europe needs to be at the table" for the peace process between Russia and Ukraine.

"To achieve a lasting and fair peace, we need an equation of US, Ukraine, Russia and Europe," he says.

Støre adds that he and Finnish President Alexander Stubb do not speak on behalf of Europe and they will be meeting with European colleagues, saying that the continent will "live with the consequences" of the conflict.

Stubb says he and Støre "work very much in the back office" as Europeans and supporters of Ukraine.

"It's very important that the American negotiators and President Trump stay engaged," the Finnish president adds.

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Zelensky has been asked by reporters what his analysis is after the talks today.

He responds by saying Ukraine wants to push as quickly as possible to end this war, and that they are ready for negotiations.

"Of course, we are not losing this war, but we are losing people because Russia attacks," he says, adding that he hopes their partners - including the US - will help them in ending the war.

The European leaders have now ended their press conference, but we'll still be bringing you a few more updates on what they've been saying.

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Finnish President Alexander Stubb is up next. He says those present at the talks made "genuine progress" on two levels: in the "big picture" and the "short-term".

He says they "found some elements of peace" in the big picture, and those ideas will be taken to St Petersburg tomorrow, as well as key elements on security and the economy.

In the short-term, he says they discussed air defence, energy installations and partial ceasefires, adding that he feels the leaders are "on the same page".

"In my experience, peace requires patience. But unfortunately war does not wait. People are dying every and each day... I think today was a step in the right direction," he adds.

Now the leaders are moving on to questions from reporters.

Zelensky continues by saying Ukraine "immediately" supported the US proposal for an energy ceasefire, but Russia "responded by continuing its attacks".

He says he wants US representatives to take ideas discussed for a potential peaceful solution to the Russians.

The Ukrainian president says one of the ideas is to move towards a potential trilateral meeting between leaders.

He adds that Witkoff is going to Russia tomorrow: "Let's see what Putin has to say."

Zelensky finishes his remarks by thanking everyone who stands with Ukraine and peace.

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We're now hearing from Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, and he begins by saying it's "important that we keep talking at all levels, and work together on decisions needed to end this war".

He says he has been holding "important talks" with Ukraine's partners in the US and Europe.

Zelensky confirms he had a "good conversation" with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio - and says he appreciated his willingness to help and find solutions to the issues faced by Ukraine.

Ukraine wants peace more than anyone, Zelensky says, and the decision to keep the killing going, is Russia's choice, and Russia's alone.

Støre continues and says US special envoy Steve Witkoff will fly tomorrow to St Petersburg in Russia, to meet with the Russian leadership and "exchange ideas" from today's meeting and the proposals that have been discussed.

He adds this could "possibly pave the way for a meeting at leaders level", and says that the issues spoken about today include Ukraine's security, a prosperity plan after the war, territory and sanctions.

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Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre begins the news conference by saying Norway is supporting Ukraine's "legitimate defence against military aggression".

He also thanks Finnish President Alexander Stubb for his work, saying he and the president are "like-minded".

Støre acknowledges US special envoy Steve Witkoff was in attendance at today's meeting, with Jared Kushner also present via video link.

He says he believes "peace is possible and necessary" for Ukraine, Europe and the entire world, describing today's talks as "good and constructive".

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Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre is speaking now, alongside Volodymyr Zelensky and Finnish President Alexander Stubb.

You can watch live at the top of the page and we will be bringing you the latest updates.

Jack Grey
Live reporter

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It has been turbulent at times between the US and Ukrainian presidents, however relations have been especially strained in recent weeks.

Earlier this month, Trump proclaimed "it's time for Ukraine to get a new president", responding to criticism from Zelensky over the US diesel deal with Russia.

Trump announced that Vladimir Putin had agreed to release 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately "to the American and global marketplace" - which was branded by Zelensky as a "gift" to the Russian president.

Speaking to reporters at the time, the US president said Zelensky "wants to make problems for the world" by attacking Russian refineries, adding that he "better damn well stop".

The row deepened last week when Trump waived numerous sanctions on Russia, which Zelensky said would have "helped enormously", days before they were due to take effect

Since then, Ukraine's president declared it was nice to be among "real leaders" while addressing an EU summit, after Trump said Zelensky was "more difficult to deal with" than Putin.

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Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, have met in Oslo today during what has been described as "a critical time for Ukraine" by Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

Støre said Zelensky requested Norway and Finland to organise talks between European allies and the US after relations between Kyiv and Washington began to sour in recent weeks.

Trump said earlier this month it's time for Ukraine to get a new president following Zelensky's criticism of a US diesel deal with Russia.

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

Støre said the aim of the Oslo talks was to steer relations towards "a more constructive path", while Zelensky said earlier he had a "constructive discussion" with Rubio about the need for US early warnings, missile interceptors and SpaceX's Starlink network.

We're expecting to hear from President Zelensky, PM Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb later, so stick with us as we bring you the key updates.