Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said U.S. warnings about Russian missile attacks were working again after talks in Oslo with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, who is due to take proposals for ending the war to Russia on Wednesday.
Zelensky said the early warnings help protect civilians by telling them when ballistic missiles are on the way. His comments followed several days of concern in Kyiv that the warnings had sometimes stopped or were not arriving regularly. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected claims that Washington had deliberately held back intelligence.
The Oslo meeting included Zelensky, Witkoff, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb. U.S. envoy Jared Kushner joined the meeting remotely. Officials said the talks included possible security guarantees for Ukraine, plans for its economy after the war, and wider European security.
Officials did not publish details of the proposals. Stubb described progress toward a peace proposal but said negotiations would take patience. Støre said Witkoff would take the ideas to Russian leaders in St. Petersburg.
Witkoff is expected to meet President Vladimir Putin there and seek a response from Russia, Støre said. The diplomatic effort comes amid strained relations between the United States and Ukraine. Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure continue.