UK PM Starmer:

We are determined to keep our relationship with the US strong.

UK PM Starmer on Greenland:

The right way to approach this issue is through calm discussion between allies.

UK PM Starmer responds to Trump:

Use of tariffs against allies is completely wrong.

NEW: Putin has received an invitation to join the “Board of Peace.”

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Kremlin:

It’s hard to disagree with experts who say that if Trump resolves Greenland’s accession, he will go down in history.

Reporter: How can the US remain our closest ally when it is bullying us like this?

Starmer: The US remains a close ally on many topics. We work very closely with them. But we must stand up for our values.

I will speak to Trump again. We must find a pragmatic solution to this.

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EU Considers Tariffs on €93 Billion of US Goods After Trump Threat

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Reporter: Do you think that Trump is genuinely considering military action to take over Greenland?

Starmer: I don't. I think this can be resolved through calm discussion.

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Reporter: Isn't the conclusion from all that happened up to now that you have been too soft with Trump? Isn't the lesson we learned from this that you have to start being tough with him?

Starmer: I don't agree with that assessment...

World Economic Forum:

The Iranian Foreign Minister will not be attending Davos.

Although he was invited last fall, the tragic loss of lives of civilians in Iran over the past few weeks means that it is not right for the Iranian government to be represented at Davos this year.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she will dissolve the lower house of parliament on Friday, triggering snap elections.

The election, previously due by October 2028, could now be held as early as Feb. 8.

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German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil:

Germany and France are united: we will not be blackmailed.

There will be a clear and united European response, and we are already preparing joint countermeasures.

If President Trump maintains his tariff threats, Europe is ready.

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil to Trump's tariff threats:

Let me be very clear: we are not seeking escalation.

Our hand remains outstretched, but we will not be blackmailed.

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil:

We are constantly experiencing new provocations by Trump.

There is a limit, and that limit has now been reached.

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil:

The United States is more than Donald Trump.

A line has been crossed.

Reporter: In French, the instrument is nicknamed like a special feature of the nuclear arm. Would its use mean the end of the alliance between the United States and the EU?

French Finance Minister Roland Lescure:

The nuclear weapon is there so as not to be used. A nuclear weapon is first and foremost a weapon of deterrence.

I hope we will remain at that stage here as well.

Obviously, the anti-coercion instrument is part of the tools at our disposal. These would be strong measures, adopted only if we were to go that far.

France hopes deterrence will prevail and that President Trump will return to a frank, friendly relationship based on negotiation rather than threats and blackmail.

I do not wish to assume the end of economic relations between two friends of 250 years—France and the United States.

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi:

We will establish a National Intelligence Agency.

Without strengthening intelligence, Japan cannot protect its peace or its independence.

Ukraine’s Security Service of Ukraine elite Alpha Special Operations Center says its long-range strikes in 2025 destroyed or disabled Russian air-defense systems worth about $4 billion.

Targets included S-300/S-350/S-400, Buk, Pantsir, and Tor systems, plus key radars and early-warning sensors.

BIG: Syrian Army's Operations Command:

There are some terrorist groups affiliated with the PKK and remnants of the former regime that are attempting to disrupt the implementation of the agreement by targeting Syrian Arab forces.

We announce the martyrdom of three soldiers and the injury of two others following two operations targeting our deployed forces.