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Kremlin reiterates demand for Ukraine to withdraw from Donbas for peace talks to progress
Meanwhile, The Kremlin reiterated its demand that Kiev withdraw its forces from the eastern Donbas region to end the war. According to AFP, he showed that he did not give up his maximalist demands before the trilateral talks to be held with the USA and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi.
“Russia’s position that Ukraine and the Ukrainian armed forces must leave the territory of Donbas is well known. They need to get out of there.“Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov he said and added: “This is a very important situation.”
French foreign minister will travel to Greenland in coming weeks to show support
French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot will go to Greenland in the coming weeks To show France’s support for the region, following Donald Trump’s interest.
Speaking to BMF/RMC, he said the date has not yet been confirmed but Le Figaro He speculated that the visit could coincide with the opening of the French consulate on February 6.
Barrot also reiterated that France stood behind Denmark and Greenland, insisting that their sovereignty over these lands was “indivisible”.
Trump has been pushing for a peace deal for months but conflict continues – analysis
Jonathan Yerushalmi
The Trump administration is pushing for a peace agreement. Hectic negotiations continue as ambassadors shuttle between Kiev and Moscow, which some fear could force Ukraine into an unfavorable deal.
US president, DonaldTrump, he said this on wednesday Vladimir Putin And Volodymyr Zelenskyy It would be “stupid” if they couldn’t get together and reach an agreement.
US envoy speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday Steve Witkoff in question There is one important issue left to be resolved in the negotiationswithout saying what it is.
Zelenskyy said The future situation of the territories occupied by Russia in the east of the country has not yet been resolved, but peace proposals were “almost ready”. Both sides had previously emphasized that the land issue was of vital importance. Putin specifically demanded that Ukraine give up its 20 percent share in the eastern region of Donetsk. Zelenskyy has refused to give up territory that Ukraine has successfully defended since 2022 through crushing and costly wars of attrition.
Russia also demands that Ukraine abandon its goal of joining NATO. and rejects the presence of NATO troops on Ukrainian territory after the peace agreement.
talking all night Trump reiterates that both Putin and Zelenskyy want to reach an agreement and that “everyone made concessions” to end the war.
he said The sticking points in the talks have remained the same over the last six or seven monthsHe pointed out that “borders” are an important issue. “The real hurdle is the same things that delayed it last year,” he said.
NATO’s Rutte met with Denmark’s Frederiksen to discuss Greenland
Meanwhile, NATO secretary general Mark Rutte met with Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen this morning to discuss the latest developments in Greenland. This included Rutte’s meeting with US president Donald Trump in Davos, which apparently led him to drop his threats over tariffs on European countries.
Their meeting just took place A few hours after an overnight emergency EU summit in Brussels, There was also focus on the bloc’s response to deteriorating EU-US relations as a result of Trump’s Greenland ambitions.
Sending A section from the meetingRutte said in his social media post: “They work together to ensure that all of NATO is safe and secure.” “We will enhance our cooperation to improve deterrence and defense in the Arctic.”
“Denmark continues to make strong contributions to our common security and is increasing investments to do more,” he added.
In his name, Frederiksen in question “We agree that NATO should increase its engagement in the Arctic” He added that defense and security in the Arctic is a matter for the entire alliance.
It is expected to go to Greenland from Brussels He will meet with the Prime Minister of Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsenas another indication of support for the region.
Meanwhile, the Danish foreign minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen He argued that further discussions with the US on strengthening the Arctic could begin “fairly quickly” but without much media attention, and that it was necessary to “eliminate the drama”.
Morning opening: Could Ukraine see progress in talks with Russia this weekend?
Yakup Krupa
With the Greenland crisis (temporarily?) suspended, attention turns to Ukraine again after Volodymyr Zelenskyy talking with Donald Trump in Davos and Late talks of the US delegation with Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin last nightHe was described by his Russian deputy Yuri Ushakov as “useful in every respect”.
Let’s see if they can lead to real progress.
Starting today and throughout the weekend, Ukrainian, US and Russian delegations will hold tripartite talks On the end of the war in the United Arab Emirates. They will focus on several key issues, including the thorny issue of territorial concessions that Moscow claims in eastern Ukraine.
He will head the Russian delegation Major General Igor KostyukovDirector of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency. The Ukrainian team will be led by the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council and former defense minister. Rustam Umerov.
This morning Zelenskyy reiterated that the long-awaited agreement on security guarantees with the USA is actually ready to be signed and expects Trump to set a date and location to sign the documents. He also said the two discussed air defense and economic cooperation for post-war recovery.
But there is still the small matter of ending the war before Ukraine can truly focus on post-war recovery. Can the three parties actually come close to this in a meaningful way today?As Trump’s rhetoric over the last few days demonstrates?
“It would be nice whenever we meet. If you don’t meet, nothing will happen,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One overnight.
I will tell you the latest developments here.
His Friday, January 23, 2026, his Yakup Krupa here and this Europe Live.
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