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US-Brokered Ukraine Peace Talks in Norway

US officials Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are set to travel to Norway for Ukraine peace negotiations involving President Zelensky, amid an ongoing dispute over US restrictions on satellite and intelligence support to Ukraine.

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US officials Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are scheduled to travel to Norway for negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expected to participate (Arab News, October 19, 2026). The talks follow rising tensions between the US and Ukraine over recent limitations on the Starshield satellite system, which Ukraine claims adversely affected its military operations — a point disputed by US officials (Arab News, October 19, 2026). This negotiation track is a significant new development in US efforts to broker an end to the Ukraine war, with Kushner and Witkoff serving as key US negotiators. It intersects with the ongoing dispute over US intelligence and satellite support for Ukraine, which has separately raised concerns about Ukrainian civilian and military casualties due to reduced early-warning capability (BBC, October 19, 2026).