Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has backed US and Israel strikes on Iran as he saw Tehran a key ally of Russia, who provided the latter with "shahed" drones to attack Kiev.
At Davos, US President Donald Trump said Europe should take responsibility for Ukraine, claiming the US has "nothing to do with it." He questioned NATO's fairness and said he would meet Ukraine President Zelensky, expressing hope for a deal as his envoys head to Moscow for talks.
US President Donald Trump, at the American Cornerstone Institute's Founders Dinner in Mount Vernon, said oil drilling could automatically stop the Russia-Ukraine war. He expressed disappointment in President Putin and noted that anywhere between 5,000 to 7,000 people are dying every week in
"First of all, President Zelensky, you look fabulous in that suit," said the pro-Trump reporter who had criticised Zelenskyy after a meeting he had with Trump in February for not wearing a suit to the White House, prompting Trump to quip: "I said the same thing."
Trump expressed his desire to stop the killing of countless individuals in the war, saying, "People are being killed and we want to stop that". He added that if talks go well, a trilateral meeting with Russia might be possible, which could lead to a reasonable chance of ending the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that mercenaries from China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and African countries are fighting alongside Russian forces in the ongoing conflict.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed on Saturday that Defence Council secretary Rustem Umerov made the offer of a meeting with Russian negotiators for next week.
"Just a couple of days ago, I received a report that the territory of the Luhansk People's Republic has been 100 percent liberated," Leonid Pasechnik said, although not everyone agreed.