Zelenskyy-Trump talks and new trilateral meeting in UAE - Thursday brief
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with US President Donald Trump. Zelenskyy also announced that Ukraine, the United States, and Russia would hold a trilateral meeting in the Emirates.
Read more about what happened on Thursday, January 22.
Zelenskyy–Trump meeting lasted nearly hour, including brief one-on-one
The President’s Office described the meeting between the two leaders as "good," according to a comment by Ukrainian presidential communications adviser Dmytro Lytvyn. Overall, the meeting lasted just over an hour.
Zelenskyy announces first trilateral meeting of Ukraine, US, and Russia
Ukraine, the United States, and Russia will hold a trilateral meeting at the technical level for the first time. It will take place in the coming days in the Emirates.
War in Ukraine may end by autumn 2026, Kellogg says
Kellogg believes the war could end as early as August 24, 2026, if Ukraine survives the winter. In that case, it would gain an advantage over Russia.
"But I really do believe if Ukraine gets through this winter, January, February, and you get into March and April, the advantage accrues to you, to Ukraine, not to Russia... And I'm hoping by Independence Day this summer, there's peace in the land," he said.
Fewer than 20 countries joined Trump's Board of Peace, with no major allies
US President Donald Trump held a ceremony to establish the Board of Peace, which was attended by representatives of fewer than 20 countries. None of Washington’s major Western allies were among them.
