‘Scandalous’ to say Ukrainians are dying due to U.S. pulling support, Rubio says

U.S. envoys were expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Norway on Tuesday, as Kyiv scrambles to respond to an American pressure campaign that has been allied with moves aimed at courting the Kremlin.

President Donald Trump’s negotiators, son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff, have so far had little success finding a diplomatic solution to the war. Their latest meeting comes with Washington’s backing for Kyiv in doubt as Zelenskyy accused the U.S. of withdrawing support crucial to his country’s defense against Russia — a suggestion that Secretary of State Marco Rubio called “scandalous.”

Witkoff will be meeting with Zelenskyy in Oslo on Tuesday, with Kushner joining via videoconference, the Norwegian government said. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb will also join the talks, it added.

Officials from the U.S. and Ukraine had been expected to meet in Norway this week for another round of negotiations, sources familiar with the matter told NBC News, as a series of recent actions by Trump in favor of Russia left both Congress and U.S. allies questioning U.S. mediation efforts.

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