Volodymyr Zelensky has been talking up Russia’s battlefield fatalities and has asked his new Defense Minister to make it a priority.

KYIV — A second round of talks between Russian, Ukrainian and US officials on a US-drafted plan to end the nearly four-year Ukraine war will begin on Wednesday, instead of Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

EADaily, . Ukraine will not give up its territory to Russia under any circumstances, so it is necessary to look for a compromise. This was stated in Lithuania by the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky.

The discussions in the United Arab Emirates follow a high-level meeting in Moscow between President Putin and a US delegation including Steve Witkoff.

U.S. President Donald Trump said his message to Russian leader Vladimir Putin was that the war in Ukraine has to end, after what he said were “good” talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Davos on Thursday.

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Trump also characterized the meeting as "good," telling reporters that ending the war in Europe was an "ongoing process."

On January 23, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov repeated Russia's ultimatum to withdraw the Ukrainian Defense Forces from the territory of Donbas before a meeting in Abu Dhabi. Peskov said that Russia's position is that the Ukrainian Defense Forces should "leave the territory of Donbas."

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Volodymyr Zelensky said the future of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region will be a key focus of the discussions.