As such, Ukraine can become the EU's key partner in 'green' steel and the development of industrial value chains. To this end, channeling EU resources and funding from global financial institutions towards the country's post-war recovery — and industry — will be a prerequisite.

Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has attacked Europe as weak in the face of the U.S. and President Donald Trump.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized Europe's response ​to the Greenland dispute with the U.S., saying the ​continent needed to show more courage ⁠and describing it ‍as ⁠a "fragmented ​kaleidoscope" of small and middle powers.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized European leaders, accusing them of failing to act when it comes to defending Ukraine against Russia. “Europe loves to discuss the future, but avoids taking action today, action that defines what kind of future we will have,” Zelensky said at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday.

Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani responded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s criticism of the EU, emphasizing that "Europe has guaranteed Ukraine’s independence," Il Giornale reports.

Politico has published details of a draft agreement between the EU and the United States on an US$800 billion "prosperity plan" for Ukraine.

On January 19, 2026, Ukrainian drone strikes took down major power substations across Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia, plunging over 200,000 households into darkness. The attacks highlight the ongoing energy warfare in Ukraine,

Trump, who earlier suggested there would be a settlement in Ukraine "soon", says after meeting Zelensky: "Everybody wants to have the war end."

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that rare three-way negotiations between Ukrainian, Russian and American teams in Abu Dhabi had been “constructive.”