Overview
- National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov said team-level consultations will resume at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. 19–23 after two days of discussions in Florida.
- Talks centered on economic development, the Prosperity Plan, and security guarantees for Ukraine with an emphasis on practical, enforceable mechanisms.
- Umerov said Ukrainian officials briefed their U.S. counterparts on recent Russian strikes targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
- The Ukrainian delegation included Kyrylo Budanov and David Arakhamia, while the U.S. side included Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, and White House official Josh Gruenbaum.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine and the U.S. remain apart on several issues, as lawmaker Alexey Goncharenko voiced pessimism and public remarks by President Donald Trump and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov criticized Kyiv’s stance.