Overview
- President Donald Trump told The New York Times he is prepared to commit U.S. participation in defending Ukraine under a future peace deal, while expecting European allies to take the lead.
- The Telegraph reports the U.S. and Ukraine are preparing a postwar reconstruction agreement of about $800 billion that could be signed at the World Economic Forum in Davos, though details remain unpublished.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is discussing a potential U.S.–Ukraine free trade agreement as part of the broader recovery package and expects to meet Trump soon, possibly in Davos.
- Leaders at the Paris meeting of the Coalition of the Willing issued a declaration on reliable security guarantees for a durable peace, including potential multinational forces in Ukraine with proposed U.S. support after hostilities cease.
- Poland’s president and prime minister agreed to split diplomatic roles on Ukraine, and Prime Minister Donald Tusk said security guarantees, a 20-point peace plan, and reconstruction documents will require parliamentary ratification.