President Trump signed the founding charter of his Board of Peace without major U.S. allies on Thursday then met with Ukraine's President Zelenskyy.

Ukraine war: Zelenskyy announced a trilateral meeting between US, Ukrainian and Russian officials will be held in the UAE from Friday. Trump called his meeting with Zelenskyy "good" but said peace talks have "a ways to go,

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Finnish President Alexander Stubb said on Thursday U.S. President Donald Trump is putting pressure on Russia over the war in Ukraine and argued that conditions are evolving favourably from the perspective of western powers.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized European leaders, accusing them of failing to act when it comes to defending Ukraine against Russia. “Europe loves to discuss the future, but avoids taking action today, action that defines what kind of future we will have,” Zelensky said at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday.

Rolling coverage of the world economic forum in Davos

Trump Davos visit 2026 LIVE: Ukrainian President Zelensky traveled to Davos for a meeting with Trump as he works to advance a possible deal to end Russia’s war. He arrived in Switzerland after previously suggesting that he likely would not attend the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday canceled his planned appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and stayed in Kyiv as Russian strikes crippled the country’s energy grid — leaving tens of thousands without heat in the dead of winter.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he’ll likely scrap plans to attend the World Economic Forum as he oversees the war-battered nation’s response to Russian air strikes that have left vast swathes of Kyiv without heating and water.