Ukrainian delegation en route to US to meet Trump's team
Ukrainian officials are traveling to the U.S. to continue talks with American counterparts in the coming days, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Jan. 16.
The delegation includes Rustem Umerov, the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council; Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Presidential Office; and David Arakhamia, the parliamentary leader of Zelensky's Servant of the People party.
The news comes after U.S. President Donald Trump again accused Zelensky of stalling peace talks, despite Kyiv and Washington making progress on a 20-point peace framework.
Ukraine hopes to gain more clarity on "documents that we have actually drafted with the American side, and regarding Russia's response to all this diplomatic work," Zelensky said during a joint press conference with Czech President Petr Pavel in Kyiv.
The president said it was necessary to finalize documents on security guarantees and Ukraine's recovery, adding that if preparations are completed, they could be signed at next week's World Economic Forum in Davos.
During the annual international summit in Switzerland, Kyiv and Washington are expected to sign an economic deal to spur Ukraine's post-war recovery.
Ukrainian officials say that the country's recovery and reconstruction will require $800 billion over 10 years — roughly four times its prewar domestic gross product.
