The U.S. is pressing ahead on long-running talks between Russia and Ukraine with a flurry of meetings lasting into the weekend in an effort to regain momentum after the crisis over Greenland appeared to shove aside most discussions of Ukraine’s future.

President Donald Trump’s decision to hold a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday signaled a renewed push for peace. The U.S., Ukraine and Europe have largely agreed on plans for deterring Russia from attacking Ukraine after a deal is reached. And Trump administration envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow Thursday evening to see if Russia will agree to these arrangements and narrow gaps on the thorny issue of territory.

The Greenland framework has given Ukraine and its allies hope this round of meetings could yield more meaningful progress toward ending the fighting.

But there are few indications Russia has budged on its demands during the interlude, and the scars from the Greenland scrap linger with allies. European and Ukrainian officials regretted that Trump’s attempt to seize the island took over the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where it had been expected that Ukraine would be a main focus.

“When Americans say that they are threatened by Russia in Greenland, we say to Americans, OK, we understand this worry, but the best and most effective way would be to defeat Russia in Ukraine, that’s where we have a front line, our common front line,” said Zygimantas Pavilionis, a Lithuanian lawmaker who is on that country’s foreign affairs committee.

Even if the U.S. and Europe have found an off-ramp for Greenland, the damage is lasting.

One European official, who was granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, said “there is a lot of frustration and regret” about the dustup over Greenland that has spilled over into discussions of how much to trust the U.S. efforts on Ukraine.

“It’s not so much that Europe had to divert military resources to Greenland, because it’s a small amount. But the loss of faith and trust in the U.S. is profound,” the official said. “So until there are security guarantees for Ukraine that are ratified by Congress, it’s going to be hard for any Trump promises or commitments to be taken seriously.”

And it isn’t clear that the meetings on Ukraine this week come with any new proposals beyond those that have already been rejected by Russia. While Zelenskyy said he had a “good meeting” with Trump at Davos, he lamented that much felt stuck.

“Everyone remembers the great American film ‘Groundhog Day,’ but no one would want to live like that,” Zelenskyy said during a speech at Davos after his meeting with Trump. “Repeating the same thing for weeks, months, and of course, years. And yet that is exactly how we live now.”

He said Trump was trying to end the war, but also cautioned that he did not expect the American leader to change his long-held views about the continent.

“Europe looks lost trying to convince the U.S. president to change. But he will not change,” Zelenskyy said. “President Trump loves who he is. And he says he loves Europe, but he won’t listen to this Europe.”

Trump, for his part, said on Air Force One heading back to the U.S. that Zelenskyy told him he “wants to make a deal,” adding “I think he should make a deal.”

Witkoff, speaking earlier at a breakfast on Ukraine at Davos, said the talks largely center around one unnamed issue.

“We have discussed iterations of that issue and that means it’s solvable,” he said. He did not specify the sticking point, but Russia’s demand that Ukraine cede the Donbas to Moscow, including parts Kyiv controls, has long dogged the talks.

The U.S., Ukraine and Europe have mostly agreed on security guarantees to Kyiv should the fighting stop. Zelenskyy told the conference the deal was only waiting for Trump’s signature.

While Western intelligence indicates Russian President Vladimir Putin is not ready to end the war, Witkoff has remained optimistic that the Russian leader can reach a compromise. After they meet Putin in Moscow, Witkoff and Kushner head to Abu Dhabi for the first trilateral talks among U.S., Russian and Ukrainian negotiators since the war began.

The Trump team is putting a big emphasis on what a deal would mean to Ukraine’s economy, part of a bid to get Kyiv to swallow tough compromises. It’s also unclear whether Putin would actually agree to having European troops on Ukrainian soil as Western security agreements envision.

“Prosperity is really big,” Witkoff said. “The president has talked about a tariff-free zone in Ukraine that I think would be game-changing.”

But Zelenskyy, at Davos, stressed the U.S. and Europe should be prepared to put more pressure on Russia. “Russians have to be ready for compromise,” he said. “Everybody has to be ready, not only Ukraine.”

Paul McLeary and Eli Stokols contributed to this report.