French President Emmanuel Macron, who is collaborating with the U.K.’s Keir Starmer on a joint security guarantee plan, will attend the global event, according to three officials, along with many other European leaders.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will participate, as will leaders from Germany, Spain, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland, and Serbia. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will also be present.
Starmer’s attendance is not yet confirmed, but a U.K. official indicated he might travel if deal prospects improve. He would be accompanied by National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell, a trusted figure in U.S.-Europe negotiations.
Zelenskyy mentioned that he had directed his team to finalize the document outlining the U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine for high-level consideration.
“We are arranging meeting schedules with President Trump’s representatives, with our documents mostly ready for signing. The Davos format this year is expected to be quite effective for our partnerships and recovery from Russian attacks,” he said separately on the same day.
The Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris last Tuesday was followed by several bilateral diplomatic meetings, including with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law.
Their support at the Paris meeting was seen as a positive sign of U.S. commitment, though a firm Washington promise on a Ukraine backstop was omitted from the leaders’ joint statement.
Esther Webber reported from London. Veronika Melkozerova reported from Kyiv and Zoya Sheftalovich reported from Brussels.
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