US President Trump said on the 22nd in Davos, Switzerland, after meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky, that the two had a 'very good' talk, and stated that 'the war must end.'
Trump told reporters that his team would travel to Moscow to meet with Russian President Putin. He told reporters: 'This war must end.'
Zelensky said the meeting was productive and substantive, and revealed that negotiation teams from Ukraine, the United States, and Russia would hold a trilateral meeting in the UAE on the 23rd. Zelensky noted that this would be the first such trilateral meeting and is expected to last two days, mainly discussing technical issues.
Putin Meets US Representatives at the Kremlin
On the night of the 22nd local time, Russian President Putin and US President Trump’s special envoy Whitcoff, along with other US negotiators, began talks at the Kremlin in Moscow.
According to the Kremlin website, the Russian side included Presidential Assistant Ushakov and Special Representative for Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation Dmitriev in the talks; the US side included Trump’s son-in-law Kushner and GSA Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Greenbaum.
Zelensky: Europe Has Not Become a True Global Power
Shortly after the meeting with Trump, Zelensky gave a speech at the annual meeting, harshly criticizing the EU’s lack of 'political will' to confront Putin, while also reproaching some of Ukraine’s key allies.
The EU is an important supporter of Ukraine in both political and financial terms.
However, Zelensky’s attitude towards the EU in this speech was markedly different, as he strongly criticized the bloc for inaction.
He questioned the EU’s long delay in establishing a war crimes tribunal for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and said that Europe has failed to reach consensus on how to solve global problems.
He said: 'Europe has not become a true global power, and remains a beautiful but divided kaleidoscope of small and medium-sized countries.'