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Trump Delivers Oslo Draft Peace Plan to Putin

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff delivered an Oslo-drafted peace proposal to President Vladimir Putin on Oct. 21, 2026.
The proposal followed Oslo talks on Oct. 20 including Zelenskyy, Norway’s PM Jonas Gahr Støre, EU and NATO officials.
Yuri Ushakov said the meeting occurred at St. Petersburg’s Konstantinovsky Palace and discussed freeing 72-year-old Stephen Hubbard.
President Donald Trump said he asked Putin to free Hubbard and that leaders could meet trilaterally without sharing a room.

History

Historical Context

The 1995 Dayton Accords, signed on 21 November 1995 after intensive U.S.-led shuttle diplomacy, halted fighting among Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia and created a power-sharing state. Building on that framework, the 2026 Oslo draft presented by envoy Steve Witkoff to President Vladimir Putin proposes a trilateral settlement linking Ukraine, Norway, the EU and NATO, echoing Dayton’s multilateral approach.

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Story summary

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff delivered an Oslo-drafted peace proposal to President Vladimir Putin on Oct. 21, 2026.
The proposal followed Oslo talks on Oct. 20 including Zelenskyy, Norway’s PM Jonas Gahr Støre, EU and NATO officials.
Yuri Ushakov said the meeting occurred at St. Petersburg’s Konstantinovsky Palace and discussed freeing 72-year-old Stephen Hubbard.
President Donald Trump said he asked Putin to free Hubbard and that leaders could meet trilaterally without sharing a room.

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