Davos attendees watch Donald Trump's inauguration at Ukraine House watch party
World Economic Forum delegates gathered at the Ukraine House on Monday to watch Donald Trump get sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.
The Ukraine House organised an exhibit featuring art by Ukrainian artists under the slogan “Your Country First – Win With Us” to welcome participants at the annual World Economic Forum.
The project was organised by Victor Pinchuk Foundation in cooperation with the Ukrainian president’s office. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is among the leaders set to attend the meeting, and will address the forum on Tuesday.
Trump had pledged to broker a peace deal in Ukraine, in his campaign trail, saying repeatedly that he will be able to achieve that within 24-hours of taking office.
The US president has since rolled back on that position, saying that a six-month window is a more realistic timeline to achieve that objective. His nominee for Special Envoy to Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, said that a deal could be brokered within 100 days.
Moscow and Kyiv are seeking battlefield gains to strengthen their negotiating positions ahead of any potential truce talks to end the almost three-year full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Attendees of the event in Davos watched on as Trump officially re-occupied the Oval Office.
His election is sure to send shockwaves of doubt and concern to many who are only left to wonder what the next four years of US policy towards Ukraine would look like.
Trump has repeatedly criticised his predecessor Joe Biden for his “ridiculous” military and financial support for Ukraine. The new US president has often pledged to end “donations” to Kyiv and instead use that money to fund projects aimed at helping Americans.
His remarks have left Ukraine, which relies


