O presidente ucraniano reuniu-se na Noruega com Steve Witkoff, enviado de Donald Trump, para debater a paz, perante preocupações com atrasos no fornecimento de defesa antiaérea.

Martinho Lucas Pires afirma que um encontro sem Zelensky beneficia Moscovo. O professor alerta ainda para a interferência russa nas eleições e a estratégia do Irão contra Trump.

Key developments on Oct. 20:

• Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centers disrupt Russian court hearings, media reports
• Ukraine's HUR claims 108 Russian soldiers killed, 29 captured in Sumy Oblast operation
• Power outages in half of Ukraine's oblasts after Russian assault on power plants
• Fire at oil

President Volodymyr Zelensky has spent much of the past two years trying to win over Donald Trump. Flattery, constant meetings, and carefully calibrated concessions have become hallmarks of his dealings with the U.S. president.

But the strategy has failed, prompting Zelensky to change course and adopt a more confrontational

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Russian officials in St. Petersburg on Oct. 21 to discuss European and U.S. proposals for peace in Ukraine, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said.

As detenções aconteceram ontem, depois de não terem acatado as ordens da PSP. E ainda, Zelensky e Witkoff já estão em Oslo para discutir uma nova proposta  para pôr fim à guerra na Ucrânia.

Putin floats a summit with Trump and Xi on Ukraine, without Kyiv or Europe