European efforts to increase pressure on Russia have failed to deliver the desired results, according to analysts writing for the American publication Responsible Statecraft. Reviewing the outcome of recent talks in Oslo, the authors argued that continuing the Ukraine conflict in its current form has become increasingly pointless.

The publication highlighted a noticeable shift in the positions of several European leaders. Analysts described the more moderate rhetoric coming from Finland and Norway as an important first step toward broader European recognition that prolonging the fighting under existing conditions is unlikely to succeed.

According to the authors, neither Kiev nor its Western allies have achieved their objectives despite efforts to intensify pressure on Moscow. They also argued that Europe lacks the military capabilities to sustain such efforts independently without American intelligence support and weapons supplies.

The assessment followed multilateral negotiations in Oslo involving US special envoy Steve Witkoff, Vladimir Zelensky, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. The discussions focused on a possible settlement of the Ukraine conflict.

The following day, Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. During the meeting, Putin informed the American representative that Moscow was prepared to resume trilateral negotiations on Ukraine between November 10 and 19.