Overview
- In a New York Times interview, Trump said he would commit U.S. participation in Ukraine’s defense under a peace agreement and stressed that Europe and other partners should take the lead.
- Poland’s president and prime minister agreed to divide diplomatic roles, with Karol Nawrocki focusing on direct contacts with Trump and Donald Tusk steering Coalition of the Willing and European talks.
- Tusk said any Polish commitments on security guarantees, a peace document, or reconstruction would require parliamentary debate, a Sejm vote, and the president’s signature.
- Zelensky told Bloomberg he is pursuing a U.S. free‑trade element with zero tariffs for designated Ukrainian regions and expects to meet Trump soon in the United States or at Davos.
- The Telegraph reports the United States and Ukraine are preparing an approximately $800 billion reconstruction agreement that could be finalized at Davos, though details and timing remain unconfirmed.