Jonas Gahr Støre
Prime Minister of Norway.
Jonas Gahr Støre hosted Ukrainian, Finnish and US representatives in Oslo on 20 October 2026 for discussions on peace and reconstruction. Ukraine described security-guarantee options; the meeting produced no announced guarantee agreement.
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Jonas Gahr Støre is Norway's prime minister and leader of the Labour Party. He took office as prime minister on 14 October 2021. The role involves leading and coordinating the Norwegian government's work. He previously served as foreign minister from 2005 to 2012 and health minister from 2012 to 2013. Official biography
His career also includes senior civil-service and humanitarian roles. He worked at the World Health Organization under Gro Harlem Brundtland and led the Norwegian Red Cross. Støre trained as a naval officer before studying political Science in Paris. He has represented Oslo in the Norwegian Parliament since 2009.
Støre hosts security guarantee talks
Støre brought Norway into the 20 October 2026 discussions through a meeting in Oslo with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Alexander Stubb and Steve Witkoff. Jared Kushner joined remotely. For Norway's prime minister, hosting placed his government alongside the Ukrainian, Finnish and US participants discussing a settlement.
The Finnish presidency described the meeting's purpose as a lasting, just peace and reconstruction. Zelenskyy said participants considered several approaches to security guarantees. Those were options under discussion on 20 October, with no announced binding agreement. Finnish presidency
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