Overview
- Kyiv says its negotiators reached the United States on Jan. 17 to refine a proposed agreement to end the four-year war with Russia.
- Meetings are planned with White House envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, according to Ukrainian officials.
- The agenda includes security guarantees and a post-war recovery package, with President Volodymyr Zelensky aiming to formalize a “prosperity package” at Davos to unlock about $800 billion.
- Russia has not commented on the joint draft, and Russian strikes continue to target Ukrainian infrastructure, including the energy grid.
- Key unresolved issues remain over territorial arrangements, enforceable guarantees, and the status of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.