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Zelenskiy calls for air defence supplies from US after Russian attack

Zelenskiy urges full implementation of air defence support after Russia's overnight strike on Ukrainian energy facilities, following his Davos meeting with Trump.

Max Hunder

Reuters

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January 24, 2026

Zelenskiy calls for air defence supplies from US after Russian attack

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands during their meeting at the sidelines of the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026.

Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Reuters

Russia's large overnight strike on Ukrainian energy facilities showed that agreements on air defence made with U.S. President Donald Trump in Davos this week must be "fully implemented," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday.


Zelenskiy and Trump met at the World Economic Forum on Thursday and discussed air defence support for Ukraine, although afterwards neither leader specified what was agreed.

-Max Hunder/Reuters

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