Ukraine’s participation in the Davos Economic Forum made it possible to reach agreements with U.S. President Donald Trump on additional missiles for air defense systems, finalize the details of a security guarantees agreement for Ukraine, and take a decision on holding a technical trilateral meeting involving representatives of Ukraine, the United States, and Russia.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this while speaking with journalists.
“First of all, let’s be fair — the meeting with the United States of America was crucial, with all due respect to other leaders. We discussed with President Trump additional Patriot PAC-3 air defense missiles — anti-ballistic ones, exactly what we need. And I am counting on a positive result. Second, we finalized the security guarantees. I am counting on signing them — this is also a positive outcome. We discussed difficult issues concerning the east of our country and ending the war. And it is important that we made a decision for technical trilateral groups to meet,” Zelenskyy said.
He recalled that the U.S. delegation had flown to Moscow, after which a technical trilateral meeting would take place with the participation of representatives of Ukraine, the United States, and Russia.
Commenting on whether Europe is capable of demonstrating leadership amid growing global threats, Zelenskyy stressed that Europe has already demonstrated strong decisions.
“As for your question about the European Union, first of all, the European Union takes strong decisions in very, very difficult situations. We are grateful for the €90 billion (in EU support for 2026–2027 – ed.). It was difficult for them, the situation was complicated. You know that some leaders blocked such a decision, but Ukraine is secured with €45 billion in financing each year for the next two years,” the President emphasized.
He thanked European leaders for decisions important for Ukraine and for increasing support.
At the same time, he noted that the European Union’s sanctions policy requires faster action.
“Let’s be honest: sanctions have still not been applied against Russia’s nuclear sector, there are still no strong sanctions against Rosatom — legal entities, individuals, and many other things. And therefore, there are decisions that need to be made very quickly,” the head of state stressed.
He also mentioned the SAFE program and noted that so far there are very few joint ventures involving Ukraine.
“Here is the SAFE program. I view it very positively, I believe it’s a great idea — €155 billion, and Ukraine can count on a certain share of it. But let’s be honest: so far, joint production projects with Ukraine can be counted on one hand. And this is not normal when the war has been going on for four years — we need to move faster,” Zelenskyy said.
