Overview
- Politico, cited by RIA and TASS, reports President Trump is avoiding a Davos sideline meeting with Ukraine’s leader and no bilateral is on the schedule.
- An anonymous Republican foreign-policy expert told Politico that Zelensky wants a personal meeting and the hesitation is coming from the White House.
- The Financial Times had reported plans for a Jan. 21 session with Group of Seven leaders to seek Trump’s approval for security guarantees, but no such meeting is confirmed.
- Trump is set to attend the World Economic Forum from Jan. 19–23 with what the forum’s president told Reuters will be the largest-ever U.S. delegation, including senior cabinet officials and envoys.
- Separately, ex-SBU officer Vasily Prozorov told TASS that Zelensky is protected by interests profiting from corruption, an allegation not independently verified.