During a press conference, US President Trump expressed his “not thrilled with Putin” feelings. Zelenskyy proposed a 20-point peace plan, which was discussed by European security advisers.
Ukraine updates: Trump says Putin ‘killing too many people’
US President Trump has said he is “not thrilled with Putin” during a press conference. Meanwhile, European security advisers discussed a 20-point peace plan put forward by Zelenskyy.
Rescuers from Ukraine’s State Emergency Service are working at the site where two Russian Iskander missiles struck residential buildings near the center of Kharkiv on January 2, 2026
Two people, including a three-year-old, were killed in a Russian strike on a residential building in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Friday
President Trump has said he’s not happy with Putin, but that progress is being made toward a ceasefire
Zelenskyy says meetings with European advisors in Kyiv focused on ‘security guarantees, rebuilding, and a basic framework for a real peace’
This comes as Russia largely withdraws from Kyiv’s 20-point plan
Volodymyr Zelenskyy appoints new chief of staff in critical
Ukraine updates: Trump says Putin ‘killing too many people’
US President Trump has said he is “not thrilled with Putin” during a press conference. Meanwhile, European security advisers discussed a 20-point peace plan put forward by Zelenskyy.
Rescuers from Ukraine’s State Emergency Service are working at the site where two Russian Iskander missiles struck residential buildings near the center of Kharkiv on January 2, 2026
Two people, including a three-year-old, were killed in a Russian strike on a residential building in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Friday
President Trump has said he’s not happy with Putin, but that progress is being made toward a ceasefire
Zelenskyy says meetings with European advisors in Kyiv focused on ‘security guarantees, rebuilding, and a basic framework for a real peace’
This comes as Russia largely withdraws from Kyiv’s 20-point plan
Volodymyr Zelenskyy appoints new chief of staff in critical moment
Review developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine from Saturday, January 3, 2026:
Zelenskyy gives update on meeting with European partners
Zelenskyy gives update on meeting with European partners
“I met with the national security advisors of the Coalition of the Willing member states,” he wrote on X.
He said there had been 18 participants and that across three panels they had discussed the primary focus of “security guarantees, rebuilding, and a basic framework for a real peace.”
Zelenskyy said that another meeting with European leaders would take place in Paris on January 6, with discussions expected with US counterparts following that.
“Now we have a new wave, a new chance to finish this war,” he concluded. “And we are thankful that on the diplomatic path, we are also not alone.”
