Zelensky prepares for Oslo talks with US envoys as Rubio denies withholding intelligence
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is meeting with US envoys in Norway to address strained relations and military support issues. Tensions have risen over the alleged withholding of US intelligence and delays in critical military aid.
Why it matters
The diplomatic friction between Kyiv and Washington threatens the stability of the international coalition supporting Ukraine in its ongoing war.
Image source, Reuters Image caption, Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at Oslo airport on Tuesday ahead of the talks with Witkoff
US special envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Norway ahead of talks with Volodymyr Zelensky with relations on the slide between the Ukrainian leader and US President Donald Trump.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said Zelensky had asked Oslo and neighbouring Finland to organise the meeting with the US and European allies "at a critical time for Ukraine".
Ahead of the meeting, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected as "scandalous" and "outrageous" accusations that Ukrainians were dying because the US was withholding intelligence from Kyiv.
He was speaking after Zelensky's military technical adviser, Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov, told the BBC that the lack of reliable US warnings meant lives were being lost.
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