Trump Demands End To Russia's War After Davos Meeting With Zelensky

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, US President Donald Trump held a roughly hour-long meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

“Zelensky has been speaking to reporters at Davos, and says a document with the US dealing with the issue of security guarantees for Ukraine is "done"”

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After that meeting, Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the war in Ukraine 'has to end'.

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Trump described his talks with Zelensky as 'good' but provided no details.

Several outlets reported the interaction intensified US-led shuttle diplomacy aimed at negotiating a settlement.

Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to Davos to press for firm security guarantees and post-war reconstruction support.

Several outlets reported he used his WEF address to scold European leaders for perceived indecision.

Hindustan Times

Mint described him as having threatened to skip the forum and later likened the continent's debate to "Groundhog Day".

TimesLIVE and Hindustan Times reported he conditioned his attendance on US guarantees and funding requests.

This framing underscores Zelensky's insistence on long-term commitments rather than short ceasefires.

At Davos, the US launched a parallel initiative when Trump signed a charter for a new "Board of Peace."

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His team touted the Board as an organization "to help resolve international conflicts," and the White House press office described the charter as "now in full force."

Reports say US envoys, including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, were due in Moscow and then in Abu Dhabi for military and "prosperity" discussions.

That diplomatic sequence aimed to lock in talks, but critics warn the Board could undercut multilateral institutions.

Despite increased diplomatic activity, multiple sources report Moscow has been cool to the US-led push.

At times Moscow has demanded Ukrainian concessions in areas such as Donetsk and raised the prospect of using frozen Russian assets for reconstruction, suggesting substantive hurdles remain and there is little sign Moscow wants to stop fighting.

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The contrast between public calls for an end to the war and Moscow's demands highlights the practical limits of the Davos meeting.

Reporting around the Davos meetings stresses divergent emphases: some outlets highlight humanitarian pain and infrastructure disruption in Ukraine, while others emphasize market reactions and the broader WEF backdrop.

“Trump News LIVE:Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travelled to Davos on Thursday for a meeting with US President Donald Trump as he works to advance a possible deal to end Russia’s war”

Mint

Mint notes severe airstrikes and utilities outages; TimesLIVE records market optimism as Ukrainian bonds rose; and Hindustan Times and Mint report ancillary Davos developments, from Greenland tariff diplomacy to Trump's delayed arrival and an unrelated Elon Musk tech disclosure, illustrating how coverage mixes immediate Ukraine diplomacy with wider WEF storylines.

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These differences shape readers' sense of urgency, priority, or distraction.

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