On January 22, 2026, US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met for approximately one hour on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland to firm up details for the peace plan resolution. Both leaders described the meeting as “good” and “positive,” with Zelenskyy calling it “productive and substantive.”
Security guarantees finalized but “still a ways to go”
Trump noted that while the war “has to end,” there is still “a ways to go” toward a final resolution.
Zelenskyy stated that documents for a potential settlement are “nearly ready” and that they are in the “last mile” of negotiations. Zelenskyy announced that Kyiv and the US have reached an agreement on post-war security guarantees, though the document is not yet signed and requires approval from national parliaments. Zelenskyy confirmed he secured a new package of “critically needed air defense” systems to protect Ukraine’s energy infrastructure from ongoing strikes.
The meeting occurred shortly after Trump unveiled his new Board of Peace, a body intended to resolve global conflicts, though Trump reportedly did not discuss the board’s details during his private session with Zelenskyy.
Zelenskyy issues “stinging rebuke” to European leaders for inaction
During his visit, Zelenskyy issued a “stinging rebuke” to European leaders, accusing them of inaction and a lack of political will compared to the US diplomatic push.
In Europe, there are endless internal arguments and things left unsaid that stop Europe from uniting and speaking honestly enough to find real solutions and too often, Europeans turn against each other’s leaders, parties, movements and communities, instead of standing together to stop Russia, which brings the same destruction to everyone.
President Zelenskyy’s address during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
Some European leaders are from Europe, but not always for Europe. Europe still feels more like a geography, history, a tradition, not a real political force, not a great power.President Zelenskyy’s address during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
Donbas withdrawal and Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant remain unresolved
Zelenskyy stated that territorial matters specifically regarding the Donbas region remain the sole unresolved issue in the negotiations aimed at ending the war.
The Kremlin insists Ukraine must fully withdraw from the roughly 20% of Donetsk Oblast it still controls, including key “fortress cities” like Pokrovsk. Moscow claims this is a non-negotiable precondition for a ceasefire. Control over Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest in Europe, remains a major sticking point with no framework for its oversight yet agreed upon.
President Zelenskyy has rejected ceding any land that Russia has not taken by force. He argues that these areas contain critical defensive lines and that giving them up would leave Kyiv vulnerable to future invasions. Under the Ukrainian Constitution, any permanent territorial concession must be approved through a national referendum.
The Davos meeting preceded a planned trilateral summit between the US, Ukraine, and Russia scheduled for the following day in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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