Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump held a “good” meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. 22, 2026, where Trump said Zelenskyy told him he wanted to negotiate and that “he should want to make a deal,” while also asserting both sides could be “reasonably close” to an agreement. (washingtonpost.com) Zelenskyy announced that U.S., Russian and Ukrainian officials are scheduled to hold the first trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on Jan. 23–24, with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner flying to Moscow to meet President Vladimir Putin before proceeding to the UAE. (aljazeera.com) Witkoff told WEF audiences negotiators are down to “one issue” and that working groups will focus on military-to-military and possible limited “energy truce” arrangements, though Kyiv has warned any deal must respect Ukrainian law and public consent. (aljazeera.com) Zelenskyy urged Europe to do more and stressed Russia must be willing to compromise even as strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure continue, underscoring how fragile and tightly timed the emerging diplomacy remains. (theguardian.com)