New Delhi, Jan. 22 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the United Arab Emirates will host two days of trilateral meetings involving the United States, Ukraine and Russia starting Friday (January 23).

"It will be the first trilateral meeting in the Emirates. It will be tomorrow and the day after tomorrow," Zelensky said after addressing the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.

Zelensky did not clarify whether Ukrainian and Russian officials would engage directly.

Zelensky stressed that any breakthrough would require concessions from Moscow.

"Russians have to be ready for compromises because, you know, everybody has to be ready, not only Ukraine," he said. "And this is important for us."

He added that documents being drafted...