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Russia struck Ukraine’s power grid as Trump accused Zelenskyy of prolonging the war; Zelenskyy headed to Oslo for talks

Amid Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid, U.S. President Donald Trump accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of prolonging the war.

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What happened

Key facts

  • Headlines from WJLA, WGXA and KMPH say Trump accused Zelenskyy of prolonging the war as Russia struck or pounded Ukraine’s power grid (per wjla.com, kmph.com, wgxa.tv).
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was set to arrive in Oslo on Tuesday for talks about the Ukraine war and European security (per thenews.com.pk).
  • The Norwegian government confirmed Zelenskyy’s planned visit to Oslo (per thenews.com.pk).
  • Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said Zelenskyy had asked Norway and Finland to arrange a meeting as part of diplomatic efforts (per thenews.com.pk).
  • Finland’s President Alexander Stubb said he would join meetings with Zelenskyy and Stoere to discuss the war and European security (per thenews.com.pk).
  • According to Reuters, US envoy Steve Witkoff was set to visit Norway that week for negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine (per thenews.com.pk).
  • Zelenskyy said he had held substantive phone conversations with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about air defence and SpaceX’s Starlink access for communications and defence (per thenews.com.pk).
  • Zelenskyy also raised early warning of Russian ballistic missile attacks and said the Starlink and Starshield situation needed to be restored (per thenews.com.pk).

The brief

Trump accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of prolonging the war as Russia struck Ukraine’s power grid, according to headlines from WJLA, WGXA and KMPH. The headlines do not provide details about the strikes or Trump’s comments. The accusation places Trump’s dispute with Zelenskyy alongside a reported Russian attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

Zelenskyy was expected in Oslo on Tuesday for discussions about the war and European security, the Norwegian government confirmed, according to thenews.com.pk. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said Zelenskyy had asked Norway and Finland to arrange a meeting as part of continuing diplomatic efforts.

The account did not specify when the visit would take place beyond saying he was due to arrive Tuesday. Finland’s President Alexander Stubb said he would attend meetings with Zelenskyy and Stoere. Stubb said the discussions would cover Russia’s war against Ukraine and the wider security situation in Europe.

Those are Stubb’s stated topics for the talks; the account does not report an outcome or an agreed position from the participants. Separately, thenews.com.pk reported, citing Reuters, that US envoy Steve Witkoff was set to visit Norway that week for negotiations intended to end the war in Ukraine.

The account does not say whether Witkoff would take part in the meetings involving Zelenskyy, Stoere and Stubb, or describe the agenda for his negotiations beyond their stated aim. Zelenskyy also said he had spoken by phone with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

According to thenews.com.pk, their conversation addressed air defence and SpaceX’s Starlink access for communications and defence purposes. Zelenskyy additionally raised early warning of Russian ballistic missile attacks and said the Starlink and Starshield situation needed to be restored.

The Oslo meetings and Witkoff’s planned Norway visit put diplomatic engagement on the agenda while headlines report Trump’s accusation and Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid. The account does not connect the planned talks to the reported strikes or specify how the power-grid attack affected Ukrainian civilians or infrastructure.

It also gives no response from Zelenskyy to Trump’s accusation. The next identifiable diplomatic steps are Zelenskyy’s planned Oslo discussions and Witkoff’s expected negotiations in Norway.

Why it matters

  • The reported Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid identify Ukrainian energy infrastructure as a concrete target, though the headlines give no damage or civilian casualty figures.
  • Trump’s accusation of prolonging the war signals a public dispute with Zelenskyy over the conflict, as described in headlines from WJLA, WGXA and KMPH.
  • Zelenskyy’s planned talks with Norway and Finland, and Witkoff’s planned negotiations in Norway, are separate diplomatic efforts described as concerning the war.

What to watch next

  • Whether Zelenskyy arrives in Oslo for the planned discussions on the war and European security.
  • Whether Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere and Finland’s President Alexander Stubb take part in the meetings Zelenskyy requested.
  • Whether US envoy Steve Witkoff visits Norway for the reported negotiations aimed at ending the war.
  • Whether Zelenskyy and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio address air defence, Starlink access, early warning of Russian ballistic missile attacks, or Starlink and Starshield again.

How it's being covered

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Outlet political mix: Mostly Center· 1 Left · 4 Center · 2 unrated
Where the outlets are based: US/Canada 29% · Asia 29% · Other 42%
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  1. Ukraine, Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom signed the Budapest Memorandum on security assurances.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  2. NATO leaders declared that Ukraine and Georgia would become members of the alliance.
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  3. In 2014, mass protests known as Euromaidan followed Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s decision to suspend preparations for an agreement with the European Union.
    Background · from our historical context
  4. Ukraine’s parliament removed Yanukovych from office in February 2014.
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  5. Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  6. SpaceX activated Starlink service in Ukraine and terminals were supplied there.
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  7. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, after years of conflict in eastern Ukraine.
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  8. In October 2022, Russian forces began a campaign of attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure; the United Nations later documented civilian harm and damage to essential services from such strikes.
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  9. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met at the White House; their planned minerals agreement was not signed.
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How we got here

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, after years of conflict in eastern Ukraine. In October 2022, Russian forces began a campaign of attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure; the United Nations later documented civilian harm and damage to essential services from such strikes.

The conflict there followed Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed forces. The UN human-rights office estimated that 14,200–14,400 people, including at least 3,404 civilians, were killed in the Donbas conflict from 2014 through 2021.

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