U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner participated remotely in the October 20, 2026 meeting in Oslo between Stubb, Støre and Zelenskyy alongside Steve Witkoff

An ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine that was sparked with Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and escalated into a full-scale invasion in February 2022, resulting in widespread casualties, displacement and significant geopolitical consequences for Europe and the world.