Overview
- El País, citing EU sources, reports a possible Trump–von der Leyen meeting on 21 January in Davos to discuss a Ukraine settlement, with the plan not yet fully confirmed.
- Sources described the aim of the Davos encounter as continuing negotiations on resolving the conflict in Ukraine.
- Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, Olga Stefanishina, said a new round of Kyiv–Washington talks will take place within the next two days in remarks to Bloomberg.
- President Trump told Reuters he believes Russia is ready to make a deal and said Vladimir Putin, unlike Volodymyr Zelensky, is prepared to agree to terms.
- The Kremlin says U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Putin on 2 December, where a U.S. plan of 27 points grouped into four packages was discussed, and officials in Moscow say ongoing contacts reflect battlefield dynamics.