World Economic Forum to feature Trump–von der Leyen discussions on Ukraine

US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are scheduled to meet to discuss potential avenues for resolving the conflict in Ukraine during the World Economic Forum in Davos.

The two leaders plan to use the forum’s platform for high-level discussions on peace negotiations regarding Ukraine, Caliber.Az reports, citing foreign media.

EU officials said that von der Leyen and Trump planned to meet in Davos to discuss peace negotiations on Ukraine, emphasizing their intention to explore diplomatic solutions to the ongoing crisis.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will attend along with leaders from Germany, Spain, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland and Serbia. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will also join.

Starmer's attendance is not yet confirmed, but he would be expected to travel if hopes of clinching a deal are rising, according a UK official not authorized to speak publicly. He would go alongside his National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell, seen as one of the most trusted links between the US and Europe in negotiations.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said he had instructed his negotiating team to “finalize and submit for consideration at the highest level the document on the United States’ security guarantees for Ukraine.”

The meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing in Paris on January 6 was followed by several bilateral meetings at diplomatic level, according to two diplomats, including with US envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

By Vafa Guliyeva