Zelenskiy, after Trump talks, says territorial issue still unsolved

Source: Reuters

DAVOS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday after talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in Davos that the terms of security guarantees for Ukraine had been finalised, but that the vital issue of territory in its war with ​Russia remains unsolved.

In what he said was a positive sign of progress in long-running peace talks to end the four-year conflict, Zelenskiy said negotiators from ‌Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. would hold trilateral meetings for the first time in Abu Dhabi on Friday and Saturday.

He also said a deal was almost ready on economic recovery after the war with ‌Russia, a key element of Kyiv-backed proposals to push back on an earlier U.S. peace plan seen as heavily favouring Moscow.

BOTH SAY TALKS WERE POSITIVE

Zelenskiy and Trump - who have met half a dozen times since Trump returned to the White House last year and upended U.S. policy on Ukraine - both said Thursday's talks were positive.

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