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20 Oct 2026
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US special envoy Steve Witkoff met in Oslo with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of Norway and Finland before travelling to Russia. On Oct 18, Russian military satellite Cosmos-2612 came within 100 metres of ICEYE-X36, a satellite operated by Finland’s ICEYE under a contract with the United States.
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US special envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia on Oct 21 after meeting in Oslo with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and leaders of Norway and Finland, while President Donald Trump said it was time for Kyiv to end the war with Moscow. Russia launched the Cosmos-2612 military satellite into low Earth orbit in April. It began changing course in late September and eventually moved into the same orbit as ICEYE-X36, a satellite operated by Finland’s ICEYE under contract with the United States.
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