Zelensky, under pressure from Trump, discusses ways to end the war with U.S. special envoy Witkoff

Meeting in Oslo... Trump's son-in-law Kushner also attended via video

(Berlin = Yonhap News) Correspondent Gye-yeon Kim = Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has recently been under intense pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, will meet with Steve Witkov, President Trump's special envoy, on the 20th (local time) to discuss ways to end the war.

According to AFP, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gar Stere announced that Special Envoy Witkoff will also attend the meeting of the leaders of Norway, Ukraine and Finland in Oslo on this day.

Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, who has been involved in the end-of-war negotiations along with Special Envoy Wittkoff, decided to attend via video conference.

Prime Minister Stere said, “Ukraine has requested that Special Envoy Witkov and Kushner join the meeting,” and added, “The goal is to lead diplomatic efforts along a constructive path.”

Finnish President Alexander Stubb, known as President Trump's golfing friend, said at the meeting that day, "We will discuss Russia's illegal war of aggression and the overall security situation in Europe."

The relationship between President Trump and President Zelensky has been deteriorating recently. While President Trump agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin to release Russian diesel into the market, he is reducing support for the war in Ukraine by imposing restrictions on the speed of SpaceX's Starlink satellite communication and information sharing with the United States.

President Trump is putting pressure on Zelensky every day, saying, "I think it is time for Ukraine to have a new president," questioning the legitimacy of Zelensky, whose term is being extended under wartime martial law, and saying that he intends to discuss ending the war with the leaders of Russia and China, excluding Zelensky.