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Davos 2025: Zelenskiy Says Peace With Russia ‘Can't Be Without’ US
- Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy tells Bloomberg News that peacekeeping troops in his country must include the US
- Barclays CEO C.S. Venkatakrishnan and top JPMorgan bankers hail the US business outlook following Trump’s return
- Chancellor Rachel Reeves insists UK public finances are now in order and maintains that growth is the government’s number one mission
- Spain’s Premier Pedro Sanchez warns against a trade war, while German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies sees scope for trade discussions with the US
- World leaders and business executives at Davos today are focusing on issues from interest rates to geopolitics. Coming up is an interview with Argentine President Javier Milei.
Zelenskiy expressed reservations at any prospect of a direct Trump-Putin channel opening outside his purview. It reflects Ukraine’s broad diplomatic aim to first get allies on side – as well as the nations of the Global South – before moving to any diplomatic solution with Putin. It’s not an approach that’s yielded dividends so far for Zelenskiy. In Davos a year ago, his major push was for a Swiss-hosted meeting. That took place in June, but China was a no-show, while Brazil, India and South Africa were not on board.
