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Posted on January 16, 2026
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Add as preferred source on GoogleUkrainian officials head to the US for security talks and post-war recovery discussions, aiming for agreements during the World Economic Forum.
By Max Hunder
KYIV, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian delegation is en route to the U.S. for talks on security guarantees and a post-war recovery package, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday, expressing hope the documents could be signed on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos next week.
During the talks, Kyiv's team also hopes to get clarity from the U.S. on the Russian stance towards U.S.-backed diplomatic efforts to end the nearly four-year war, Zelenskiy told a news conference in Kyiv alongside Czech President Petr Pavel.
"I think we have worked well with the American side, we are just not on the same side on some issues," Zelenskiy said of the negotiations with Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump told Reuters earlier this week that he may meet with Zelenskiy at the WEF, a meeting which the Ukrainian leader has publicly sought.
Zelenskiy said that Ukraine had completed its part of the work on the documents outlining a "prosperity package" to unlock money for Ukraine's costly post-war recovery, as well as on U.S. security guarantees designed to stop a future Russian attack. Ukrainian officials have said the country will need $800 billion for its post-war reconstruction.
Washington has pushed Ukraine to agree to a peace framework that it will then present to Moscow, while Kyiv and its European allies have sought to ensure that Ukraine will not be attacked again by Russia in future.
"Ultimatums are not, in my view, a workable model for democratic relations between countries," Zelenskiy said, without specifying to what he was referring.
Trump, who has often criticised Zelenskiy, said on Wednesday that Russia was ready for a peace deal and that he saw the Ukrainian leader as the obstacle to peace, an assessment that stands in stark contrast with that of European allies.
On Friday, Zelenskiy said Russia was stalling peace efforts, and cited Moscow's recent strikes on Ukraine's energy system as proof of Moscow's real intentions.
"Each of these strikes against our energy sector and our cities quite clearly shows Russia's real interests and intentions: they are not interested in agreements, but in the further destruction of Ukraine," he posted on social media after the news conference.
At the news conference, Zelenskiy also pushed for more air defence ammunition to protect Ukraine's power grid. He said that until a new aid package had arrived on Friday morning, several air defence systems had been left without missiles.
"We need to fight for these (aid) packages with blood, with people's lives," he told reporters.
(Reporting by Max Hunder, editing by Daniel Flynn and Sharon Singleton)
A post-war recovery package is a set of financial and logistical resources provided to help a country rebuild its economy and infrastructure after a conflict. It typically includes funds for reconstruction, humanitarian aid, and economic development.
Foreign investment refers to investments made by individuals or entities in one country into assets or businesses in another country. It can take various forms, including direct investment and portfolio investment.
Economic recovery is the process through which an economy regains and sustains growth after a recession or downturn. It involves increasing production, employment, and consumer spending.
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