Ukraine, Russia and the US are set to hold three-way talks in Abu Dhabi on Friday, marking the first time that the three countries have sat down together since Russia invaded in 2022. Mr Zelenskyy said the future status of land currently occupied by Russia in the east of the country was unresolved, but peace proposals were “nearly ready”. Mr Zelenskyy has refused to give up land that Ukraine has successfully defended since 2022 through grinding, costly attritional warfare. Mr Trump noted that both Mr Putin and Mr Zelenskyy wanted to reach a deal and that “everyone’s making concessions” to try to end the war. Mr Trump also said he and Mr Zelenskyy discussed how Ukrainians were surviving the cold winter without heat.

Source: Irish Examiner January 23, 2026 18:58 UTC