MOSCOW, October 20. /TASS/. Head of Vladimir Zelensky’s Office Kirill Budanov (designated as a terrorist and extremist in Russia) has described the ongoing Ukraine-US talks as difficult.

"Difficult negotiations are underway right now," he wrote on Telegram.

Talks between Ukrainian and US delegations are scheduled to be held in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. According to Ukrainian media reports, Kiev’s delegation comprises Budanov, his deputies Sergey Kislitsa and Pavel Palitsa, as well as Foreign Intelligence Service head Rustem Umerov. The United States will be represented by Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who is set to join the meeting online.

Zelensky is also expected to take part in the talks and has already arrived in Norway.