Serhiy Kyslytsya
Serhiy Kyslytsya is a Ukrainian diplomat who serves as First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. He previously served as Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, a role in which he became a prominent voice condemning Russian aggression. After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he took on a senior role in Ukraine's Foreign Ministry and continues to be involved in diplomatic negotiations and international outreach.
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Zelensky meets Trump's Russia envoy Witkoff in Oslo; security-guarantee document to be handed to Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Oslo on 20 October with US special envoy Steve Witkoff, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb to discuss a peace proposal for ending Russia's war against Ukraine. Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, ill with the flu, joined remotely. The talks covered security-guarantee options for Ukraine — including NATO membership, Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and an "Article 5 light" model — laid out in a document that Witkoff is set to hand to Vladimir Putin on a trip to Russia on 21 October.
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Trump announces Russia diesel deal after Putin call; Ukraine and European leaders condemn move
On 9 October 2026, US President Donald Trump announced he had spoken by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin and agreed to lift US sanctions on Russian diesel, allowing large-scale exports to American and global markets. The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control issued General License No. 135 authorising the imports until 7 April 2027. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sharply criticised the decision, calling it a "weak" and "unfair and dishonest" birthday gift to Putin that gives Russia additional billions for the war, while EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, the UK, Germany, France, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, and US Democrats all condemned or distanced themselves from the deal. Talks between Ukrainian, US and European delegations in Miami ended early after the announcement, and a senior Ukrainian official told the Financial Times that long-range drone strikes on Russian refineries would continue.
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Miami talks on Ukraine end after one day as Trump announces Russian diesel deal with Putin
On 9 October, US, Ukrainian, European and NATO representatives met in Miami to discuss ways to end Russia's war before winter, but the planned two-day meeting ended after a single day. The Ukrainian delegation cut short its visit and headed home after President Trump announced a phone-call deal with Vladimir Putin to supply Russian diesel fuel to US and world markets, prompting sharp criticism from Kyiv.
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Ukrainian delegation heads to Washington for two days of talks as Rubio says diplomatic end to war is currently "unattainable"
A Ukrainian delegation is to travel to the United States on 9–10 October for two days of talks with American officials, including US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, with European partners also expected to join. The trip comes as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the Greek outlet Kathimerini that a diplomatic end to Russia's war against Ukraine is currently "unattainable," describing the conflict as a "strategic deadlock" driven by Russia's demand for full control over Donbas, which Kyiv rejects. President Volodymyr Zelensky, visiting the site of an October 7 Russian missile strike on a residential building in Pryluky, publicly rejected Rubio's framing and called for stronger sanctions and pressure on Russia rather than economic engagement with Moscow.