US-Ukraine-Russia talks to begin in UAE from Friday: Zelenskyy | World News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Thursday that U.S., Russian and Ukrainian officials will hold their first trilateral meeting in the United Arab Emirates. The two-day trilateral meeting will begin on Friday after Zelensky’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

“This will be the first trilateral meeting in the Emirates tomorrow and the next day,” Zelenskyy said, according to AFP. He added that Russia should be ready to compromise.

The announcement followed Zelenskyy’s meeting with US President Donald Trump in Davos, which he described as “productive and important”.

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In post Ukraine’s air defense was discussed during the talks; Zelenskyy noted that their previous meetings had strengthened sky protection and expressed hope to strengthen it further. He thanked Trump for the earlier package of air defense missiles, requested a new one, and emphasized that it protects lives, increases resilience and supports joint diplomatic efforts.

a nice meeting with @POTUS — productive and important. We discussed the work of our teams and there are meetings or communications almost every day. Documents are now even better prepared. Today we also talked about Ukraine’s air defense. Our previous meeting… pic.twitter.com/E1j8kpJazN— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) January 22, 2026

Earlier today, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on channel X that the French Navy had boarded a Russian-bound oil tanker offshore in the Mediterranean. The ship, which was subject to international sanctions and was suspected of flying a false flag, was stopped by a coordinated operation supported by many allies.

Thank you France! Thank you, @EmmanuelMacron! This is exactly the kind of determination needed to ensure that Russian oil no longer finances Russia’s war. Russian tankers operating close to European coasts must be stopped. Sanctions against the entire infrastructure of the shadow fleet… https://t.co/6t0DbJ9xS1— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) January 22, 2026

Meanwhile, US President Trump described his one-hour meeting with Zelenskyy as “good” and emphasized that the Ukraine war “must end”. “We hope this will end. Too many people are being killed,” Trump said, according to the Associated Press. He described the negotiations as “an ongoing process.”

Russia, Ukraine and the United States are advancing trilateral peace talks amid intensifying diplomacy in Davos. They build on President Trump’s months-long efforts to end the nearly four-year war.