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Finnish President Alexander Stubb said that elements of a peace settlement were found at a meeting of Ukrainian, US, and European delegations in Norway, to be presented in Russia. Discussions covered air defense, energy, and partial truces.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff have started talks in Oslo. Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre are also participating in the dialogue.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Moscow hopes for a speedy meeting between Vladimir Putin and US special envoy Steve Witkoff following the Norway talks on Ukraine. The venue and date of the meeting have not been specified.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb stated that Ukraine is winning on the battlefield and called on Putin to sit at the negotiating table, proposing an energy ceasefire formula ahead of winter.

Finnish President Stubb revealed that the intelligence services of several NATO countries had warned Helsinki of the risk of a Russian invasion, but urged a cool-headed attitude toward the threats. Meanwhile, Finland is strengthening exercises in the Baltic and preparing the population for sabotage.

Finland is preparing a new large-scale package of defense aid for Ukraine worth €290 million — already the 34th in a row. Volodymyr Zelenskyy called it "very strong" after negotiations with Alexander Stubb.

China's Foreign Ministry did not confirm the words of Finnish President Stubb that Beijing guaranteed it would not allow Russia to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine. Guo Jiakun limited himself to noting a "clear and consistent" position of the PRC.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb, in an interview with Bild, stated that Ukraine is Europe’s best security guarantee against Russia and expressed confidence in Kyiv’s victory in the war.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb, in an interview with Bild, called on Europe to resume political dialogue with Russia and publicly welcomed CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow, calling it a necessary step to de-escalation.

Finnish President Stubb stated that the Chinese Foreign Minister assured him that Beijing will never allow a Russian nuclear strike on Ukraine. At the same time, Stubb assessed mobilization as the only real escalation tool available to Moscow in the autumn.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb announced the transfer of critically important air defense systems to Ukraine ahead of Russia's winter attacks. Helsinki also intends to supply Kyiv with generators and diesel engines to protect energy infrastructure.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb stated that the agreement on joint drone production with Ukraine is in its final stage: 90% of the output will go to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and 10% will remain in Finland.

Ukraine and Finland signed memoranda on the joint production of drones, maritime crewless systems, and ground robots. The parties are finalizing the political work on the Drone Deal agreement.