Ukraine's chief negotiator reports meetings in Davos with Trump's envoys Witkoff and Kushner and US investors
Rustem Umierov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC), has said that the Ukrainian delegation in Davos held meetings with representatives of the US investment company BlackRock, the prime ministers of Norway and Qatar as well as US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.
Source: Umierov on Facebook
Quote: "Together with Davyd Arakhamiia and Oleksandr Kamyshin, we held meetings with colleagues from BlackRock – one of the world's largest American investment companies, which is involved in plans for Ukraine's reconstruction and economic recovery."
Details: Umierov added that he had met separately with the prime ministers of Norway and Qatar.
Quote: "Separately, a meeting took place with American partners – Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.
The main topics were economic development, post-war recovery, and security guarantees. We briefed partners on the latest Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure, including the situation in Kyiv, where strikes left millions of people without electricity and heat."
Previously: US President Donald Trump said at the World Economic Forum that he would meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Davos.
Background:
- On 20 January, Zelenskyy said that a meeting with the US side in Davos would require concrete results as a precondition.
- He also suggested that he might not travel to Switzerland for the World Economic Forum in Davos due to the critical situation in Ukraine's energy sector.
- Trump previously said he would meet Zelenskyy in Davos if the Ukrainian president was there.
Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!