# Kremlin aide says new EU and Ukraine approaches offer little help toward settlement

https://mins.news/en/item/109615

- TASS, 2026-10-21 14:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2205653

> Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said US envoy Steve Witkoff had briefed Vladimir Putin on new European and Ukrainian approaches to a settlement, drawn up after talks in Oslo. Ushakov said they offered little of practical value for resolving the Ukrainian crisis.

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