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US envoy Steve Witkoff thanks Vladimir Putin for diesel deal at Ukraine talks in Russia

US envoy Steve Witkoff is in Saint Petersburg, holding talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin. The face to face meeting comes after he met with Ukraine's president and other European leaders in Oslo. Witkoff is due to return to the Norwegian capital after his visit to Russia. Washington seeks to breathe new life into US-led efforts to end the war. Details and analysis by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor, Kethevane Gorjestani.

Politics

Ukraine ‘losing people and time’, Zelensky says after Oslo talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has wrapped up talks with US envoys in Norway Tuesday where he was determined to put diplomacy back on a "more constructive path”, Oslo officials said. Zelensky told a post-meeting press briefing that Ukraine was not losing the war but was “losing people and time”, adding that he was hopeful moving forward because “we have some clear ideas of how to get peace”.

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Saunas, cinnamon buns and coastal scenery on the new rail route from Malmö to Oslo

A new direct train service connects the far south of Sweden to the Norwegian capital in just over six hours, with the option of stopping off in the seaside town of Varberg or lively Gothenburg en route ‘This carriage is due for modernisation. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience 90s Germany style,” reads the sign on the door to the dining carriage. The couple inside aren’t missing theirs: they’re taking endless selfies in the clinical pink-and-turquoise carriage that looks like a hospital canteen and smells like cinnamon buns and strong filter coffee. I’m on Snälltåget’s iconic red-shelled

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Robert Malley: "The Oslo process was an illusion because it was based on a historical misunderstanding"

Robert Malley, a researcher at Yale University, is former adviser to Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden on the Middle East. As a key negotiator for the Iranian nuclear agreement, he also participated in crucial phases of the Middle East peace process. In his book "Tomorrow is Yesterday" co-written with Hussein Agha (Max Milo editions), he delivers his reflections on 30 years of failure of the peace process and imagines how to rethink peace in the region.

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