Ukraine, Zelensky meets Trump. Rutte: peace not earlier than May | EUROtoday

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is reportedly flying to Davos, Bloomberg studies. According to the Ukrainian RBC company, Zelensky’s workplace confirmed to journalists that Zelensky is already on his method to the Swiss metropolis. Zelensky is predicted to fulfill US President Donald Trump round 1pm, the Financial Times studies based mostly on data gathered from Ukrainian and Western officers.

The assembly in Davos shouldn’t be anticipated to signal the $800 billion “prosperity plan” as was Ukrainian hopes earlier than deep disagreements emerged between European capitals and Washington over Greenland and the proposal for a board of peace chaired by Trump to supervise Gaza and different international conflicts. According to what a supply informed the British newspaper, one other issue behind the choice to not approve the prosperity plan was Russia’s refusal to point to date its willingness to agree on the broader 20-point peace plan drawn up by the United States with the contribution of Ukraine and Europe.

NATO Secretary Mark Rutte has mentioned he hopes peace talks for Ukraine will conclude quickly, however that that most likely will not occur till April or May. He mentioned this whereas collaborating in a breakfast organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and EastOne on the World Economic Forum in Davos, as reported by the Guardian.

A little bit extra optimistic is American particular envoy Steve Witkoff who is predicted to fulfill Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow right this moment, along with Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. Negotiations geared toward ending practically 4 years of preventing in Ukraine have made “remarkable progress” and just one problem stays to be resolved, US envoy Steve Witkoff mentioned earlier than touring to Moscow. “I think there is only one point left to resolve, we have discussed different versions of this point, and that means it can be resolved. So if both sides want to resolve it, we will resolve it,” Witkoff mentioned, with out offering additional particulars, at an occasion organized by Ukraine on the sidelines of the Davos Economic Forum.