Delegations from Ukraine, US, Russia to meet in UAE: Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that delegations from Ukraine, the United States and Russia will meet in the United Arab Emirates on Friday and Saturday, reported Xinhua, quoting the Interfax-Ukraine news agency.

"This will be the first trilateral meeting in the Emirates. I think it will be tomorrow and the day after tomorrow," Zelensky said during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

According to him, the Ukrainian delegation will comprise Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Presidential Office, David Arakhamia, chairman of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction, and Andrii Hnatov, chief of the General Staff of the Ukrainian armed forces.

Earlier, Zelensky said on Thursday that his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump was "productive and substantive."

"We discussed the work of our teams, and practically every day there are meetings or communication. The documents are now even better prepared," he wrote on X, after their meeting earlier in the day in Davos, Switzerland.

Zelensky said that the talks also covered Ukraine's air defense, and thanked Trump for the previous package of air defense missiles before asking for an additional package.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said on Thursday in Davos that his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was "very good," adding that "it's an ongoing process."

The meeting between Trump and Zelensky lasted "about an hour," according to the White House.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting during the World Economic Forum annual meeting, Trump said the Russia-Ukraine war "has to end," adding that the U.S. delegation will head for Moscow for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.