US envoy Witkoff to meet Putin after constructive talks with Zelenskyy in Norway

US envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday following "constructive" talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Norway, where a US official reported "meaningful progress" toward engaging Russia. The Oslo talks, involving Norway, Finland, European and NATO representatives, covered security guarantees for Ukraine, a postwar economic plan, and European security architecture, with Ukraine presenting new proposals. President Donald Trump urged Ukraine to settle the war, while Zelenskyy discussed "Article 5-like" guarantees. Separately, the Wall Street Journal reported Elon Musk ordered a slowdown of SpaceX's Starshield satellite service used by Ukraine, though the Pentagon denied directing changes. NATO is deploying additional surveillance assets to the Black Sea after Russian strikes on cargo vessels killed at least nine civilians.