U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Oslo, Norway on October 20, 2026, alongside Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere and Finnish President Alexander Stubb

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.