President Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday.
The talks are happening in Oslo, Norway, alongside leaders of Norway and Finland, according to the Norwegian government. Kushner will attend virtually.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said in a statement that Ukraine requested the U.S. representatives attend the meetings.
“Diplomatic efforts have previously taken place in several countries, and Norway and Finland are pleased to be able to continue this work. The aim is to put diplomatic efforts on a more constructive path,” he added.
Trump is getting mad: The president on Monday told reporters, “All I want for Russia and Ukraine is for them to stop the stupid war.”
“Zelensky doesn't know what he's talking about,” he added. “If he would have listened to me, he would have made a much better deal a long time ago, and he’d have a million people living from his side.”
The president also said he would be willing to participate in a trilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping to address how to stop the Russia-Ukraine war.
Putin proposed the summit during a call with Trump earlier this month, per a Wall Street Journal report that cited a Russian intelligence officer briefed on the matter.
That phone conversation resulted in Trump's announcement that he would waive sanctions on Russia to allow for more diesel sales in an effort to lower prices.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters Monday he believes there’s been “talks of a meeting,” when asked about the report.
“I think the president is open to anything that he can do to help bring the war to an end if it’s possible,” Rubio added.
Starshield squabble still going strong: Last week, Elon Musk's Starlink took the spotlight after Ukraine's military faced restricted access to Starshield, the military version of the satellite-based system.
Starlink services were cut off for objects that traveled more than 100 mph, impacting the capabilities of Ukraine’s drones, airplanes and helicopters, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill.
For days, senators and representatives have expressed concerns over Ukraine's sudden loss of access to intelligence sharing and the high-speed Starlink data.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as Republican Sens. Thom Tillis (N.C.), Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and John Cornyn (Texas) signed a letter to Platte Moring, the Pentagon’s inspector general, urging an investigation into the incident.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Monday said Zelensky told senators Ukraine still does not have full access to Starshield. Tillis and Blumenthal hosted a call with the Ukrainian president and other "bipartisan colleagues."
“President Zelenskyy is ready for a mutual ceasefire on energy facilities & resources, & civilians, if only Putin will agree. Vicious, bloodthirsty slaughter by Russia’s missiles & drones is intensifying,” Blumenthal said on social media.
“Bipartisan, bicameral support for Ukraine was clear & unequivocal, which we’ll be expressing in upcoming action,” he added.
And GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.) on Monday said he'd speak with Zelensky, too. He vowed to hold any U.S. official who limited the application "fully accountable."
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Vice President Vance said that if he ran for president in 2028, he thinks Trump would endorse him.
“I think I would get his endorsement, but I also think there’s something to be said for people actually running their own race,” Vance said in an interview with 2WAY's Mark Halperin on Monday.
“And because the president’s endorsement is so dispositive, you could absolutely see a scenario where the president says, ‘You know what? We need to let, like, this race play out and not preemptively prejudge the results.’”
But the vice president also avoided endorsing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the country's elections next week. “I’m not anti-endorsing him. I’m not pro-endorsing him,” he said.
He added that he was "not getting involved" and focusing on American politics. "I endorse American candidates," he added.
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