--- title: "Washington Targets Trilateral Talks: US, Ukraine, Russia — and Beyond" description: "According to a US official, the talks in Oslo involving the US, Ukraine, Norway, and Finland were productive. Washington aims for trilateral and broader multilateral negotiations." date: 2026-10-20T22:35:03.923Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/washington-targets-trilateral-talks-us-ukraine-russia tags: [trump, ukraine, russia, oslo-talks, peace-negotiations, witkoff] author: "Alexander Buran" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Washington Targets Trilateral Talks: US, Ukraine, Russia — and Beyond ![Donald Trump smiling at a microphone while speaking to supporters.](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/20/ssha-stremyatsya-k-trehstoronnim-peregovoram-ukraina-rossiya/ssha-stremyatsya-k-trehstoronnim-peregovoram-ukraina-rossiya-1.webp) ## Key Points - The Trump administration intends to secure US-Ukraine-Russia trilateral talks and expand the format to other countries. - The talks in Oslo involving Witkoff, Kushner, Zelenskyy, and the leaders of Norway and Finland were assessed by Washington as «productive and constructive». - Oslo discussed long-term security guarantees for Ukraine, a post-war economic development plan, and European security architecture. - A meeting between Witkoff and Putin is scheduled for October 21 (Kushner online) as a step toward the trilateral format. The administration of US President Donald Trump intends to secure trilateral negotiations involving Ukraine and Russia, and to expand this format by including other countries in the process. According to RBC-Ukraine, this was stated by a US official in a comment to Axios journalist Barak Ravid. He said Washington's goal is to "build on the progress made in relations with Ukraine and Europe, discuss proposals with Russia, and pave the way for direct trilateral and broader multilateral talks." ### Oslo as a Focal Point A key milestone was the round of talks in Oslo, attended by Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as well as the leaders of Norway and Finland. According to the US official, these consultations were "very productive and constructive": Ukraine, he noted, "put forward new ideas and proposals that were discussed in detail." As a result, the parties achieved "significant progress in coordinating a coordinated approach to interacting with Russia and advancing the diplomatic process." ### Security Guarantees and European Architecture In Oslo, according to the same source, elements of a comprehensive peace program were discussed: long-term security guarantees for Ukraine, a post-war economic prosperity plan, and a "broader European security architecture designed to create lasting stability." Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed after the meeting that the issue of security guarantees for Ukraine was raised and stated that Witkoff would pass the relevant developments on to the Russian side. Finnish President Alexander Stubb, in turn, reported that ideas for resolving the conflict were found during the talks and that these initiatives would be presented to Moscow. ### Course Towards Expanding the Format The US official emphasized that at the working level between the US, Ukraine, and Europe, there is "strong alignment" on the next steps, and the parties share "a common desire to find practical solutions to end the war." A meeting between Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin is scheduled for October 21, with Jared Kushner participating online. Washington views this contact as an intermediate step toward the desired trilateral meeting and its subsequent expansion. ### Mixed Signals Within the US Publicly, Donald Trump continues to push Kyiv toward a peace agreement with Russia, claiming that otherwise the situation will deteriorate. At the same time, other signals are coming from the US Congress: on October 16, a bipartisan bill, the Prohibit Corrupt Russia Oil Deals Act, was introduced in the House of Representatives to block deals on purchasing Russian diesel fuel and increase sanction pressure on Russia's energy sector. Thus, the diplomatic track in Oslo and Washington is developing against the backdrop of internal disagreements over the nature and limits of engagement with Moscow. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Не только Украина, США и РФ. У Трампа хотят расширить переговоры по окончанию войны, - СМИ](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/lishe-ukrayina-ssha-ta-rf-tramp-hoche-rozshiriti-1792533933.html) - Primary source: the fact of talks in Oslo and the intention to expand the format; detailed quotes are from a single US official via Axios/Ravid. The meeting and the security guarantees topic are additionally confirmed by statements from Zelenskyy and Stubb. - [В Конгресс США внесли законопроект против соглашения Трампа с РФ: что хотят заблокировать](https://tsn.ua/ru/politika/v-kongress-ssha-vnesli-zakonoproekt-protiv-soglasheniya-trampa-s-rf-chto-hotyat-zablokirovat-3192079.html) - Context: the bipartisan Prohibit Corrupt Russia Oil Deals Act introduced on October 16 in the House of Representatives to block diesel deals and tighten sanctions. - [После дизельной сделки снимут банковские санкции, Трампа хотят распять, оружие РФ не могут ...](https://bloknot.ru/v-mire/posle-dizelnoj-sdelki-snimut-bankovskie-sanktsii-trampa-hotyat-raspyat-oruzhie-rf-ne-mogut-otsledit-radary-ssha-novosti-svo-1544975.html) - Подтверждено по источнику bloknot.ru - [Медведчук: США решили говорить с РФ из-за отказа Европы и Украины от мира](https://news.rambler.ru/world/57244913-medvedchuk-ssha-reshili-govorit-s-rf-iz-za-otkaza-evropy-i-ukrainy-ot-mira/) - Подтверждено по источнику news.rambler.ru ## FAQ ### Who participated in the Oslo talks? According to a US official, Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the leaders of Norway and Finland participated in the Oslo talks. ### What is Washington's goal following these contacts? The US intends to secure a trilateral meeting involving Ukraine and Russia and expand the format to other countries, paving the way for direct and broader multilateral negotiations. ### What was discussed in Oslo? According to the source, elements of the peace program were discussed: long-term security guarantees for Ukraine, a post-war economic development plan, and a broader European security architecture. Zelenskyy confirmed the discussion of security guarantees.