Zelensky donned his platform shoes and made a forceful – if somewhat desperate – speech.
For the first time in four years, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at Davos, not as the belle of the ball, but as a weakened wartime leader in dire straits.
In fact, Zelensky wasn’t even going to attend, but changed course to meet Donald J. Trump – the meeting lasted less than an hour.
In his address to the Davos leaders and power brokers, an angry Kiev regime leader slammed the EU’s ‘lack of will’, complained about the US, but said he had a ‘very good’ meeting with Trump, adding that ‘a peace deal is nearly ready’.
Zelensky SNAPS at his European overlords: Why Trump does but Europe DOESN’T?
‘Europe loves to discuss the future, but avoids taking action’ https://t.co/2YnqgLhMxB pic.twitter.com/7hT0l0Frqj
— RT (@RT_com) January 22, 2026
Zelensky harshly criticized Europe for a lack of ‘political will’ to deal with Vladimir Putin.
⚡️ ‘Europe feels like geography, not a great power’. It’s led by those ‘from Europe, but not for Europe — Zelensky continues sudden heel turn on EU
They want strength but always ask someone else how long to stand strong — ‘preferably until the next election’ pic.twitter.com/CIWnr5Vp5M
— RussiaNews (@mog_russEN) January 22, 2026
Daily Mail reported:
“Speaking in Davos on Thursday, the Ukrainian president said discussions with Trump had been positive, adding: ‘We spoke about documents and about air defense’.”
BREAKING: Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a ‘first trilateral meeting’ between Ukraine, Russia and the US will take place tomorrow and the day after in the UAE.https://t.co/eTJFNtHsa4
Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube pic.twitter.com/QNXMtLOwtt
— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 22, 2026
“’Just last year here in Davos, I ended my speech with the words Europe needs to know how to defend itself. A year has passed and nothing has changed,’ he said.”
Zelensky: most DIFFICULT issue is territory
‘It’s all about eastern part of our country — this is the issue not solved yet’
He’s talking about Russian regions
But claims to hope trilateral meetings could spark some progress https://t.co/7LiCXxg4aK pic.twitter.com/M04tAIZ6LB
— RT (@RT_com) January 22, 2026
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