Axios reports Witkoff plans to visit Russia after meeting with Zelensky

Steve Witkoff, special envoy of the president of the United States, hopes to visit Russia and expects to meet with Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, after holding consultations in Oslo with Volodymyr Zelensky. This was reported on X by Barak Ravid, a correspondent for Axios and Israel’s Channel 12 television, citing sources.

According to them, Witkoff is now flying to Oslo for a meeting with Zelensky, which will take place on October 20. Jonas Gahr Store, prime minister of Norway, is expected to take part in the consultations, along with representatives of the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France, and the leadership of the European Union and NATO. “The aim [of the meeting] is to continue coordinating a comprehensive proposal that could serve as a basis for resuming negotiations with Russia,” Ravid added.

According to his source, after Oslo Witkoff hopes to visit Russia, where he hopes to discuss with Putin the proposals developed together with Ukraine and European partners. Last week, US, Ukrainian and European representatives worked on these concepts at the technical level, TASS reports.