Ursula von der Leyen on Greenland:

Arctic security can only be achieved together.

This is why the proposed additional tariffs are a mistake, especially between long-standing allies.

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Ursula von der Leyen:

We are working on a massive European investment surge in Greenland.

We will work with Greenland and Denmark to see how we can further support the local economy.

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The SDF has rejected the agreement with the Syrian government.

Source: Al Jazeera

NEW: Trump has invited Zelensky to join the “Board of Peace.”

Earlier, the same invitation was extended to Putin and Lukashenko.

Syrian official source to Al Jazeera:

The Syrian state will carry out a comprehensive operation to enforce the law in Hasakah.

The Syrian state will work to enforce the law across all of its territory.

Zelensky:

Russia is our enemy. Belarus is their ally.

To be frank, for now, it is very difficult for me to imagine how we and Russia could be together in any council.

Ursula von der Leyen:

Nostalgia will not bring back the old order, and hoping things will revert will not fix our structural dependencies.

If this change is permanent, then Europe must change permanently too.

Ursula von der Leyen:

Europe will always stand with Ukraine until there is a just and lasting peace.

US House Speaker Mike Johnson:

If the next generation is never taught the wisdom of the West, why would they defend it?

This experiment in liberty cannot survive unless our principles become a shared civic faith.

Zelensky on Greenland:

Ukraine respects Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

WATCH: Syrian Army forces destroying a car loaded with bombs in Al-Hol, foiling a PKK terror group attack.

Zelensky:

Today Ukraine used €80 million worth of air defense missiles.

It is difficult to find both these missiles and the money for them.

President Stubb: Sometimes it’s good to slow down. You know, go to the sauna, take a nice bath, and then find a solution.

David Ignatius: If you could convince President Trump to go to the sauna, I think we’ll have achieved something.

Stubb: From golf diplomacy to sauna diplomacy. Why not?

Source: Washington Post Live

Finnish President Stubb:

The DNA of Russia is still expansion and imperialism.

The driver of Putin is Russkiy mir — Great Russia — which basically means one Russia, one language, one religion, and one leader.

I think he still sees the collapse of the Soviet Union as a big travesty.

Source: Washington Post Live

Finnish President Stubb:

If the Russians were honest with themselves, none of their strategic goals have succeeded.

Putin wanted to take over Ukraine — he made Ukraine European.

He wanted to split NATO — he actually got two additional members, Sweden and Finland.

He wanted to split the transatlantic partnership; that hasn’t happened.

He wanted to split Europe — it’s more united than ever.

He wanted to keep defense expenditure down — we’re now all going to five percent.

Things are not going his way.

Source: Washington Post Live

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng at Davos:

China never seeks a trade surplus.

On top of being the world’s factory, China hopes to become the world’s market.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, top 2028 Democratic contender, on Trump and Europe:

This guy is playing people for fools. This isn't diplomacy, it's stupidity.

He’s a T-Rex: you either meet him head-on or he devours you, one way or the other.

They need to stand tall, stand firm, and stand united.

You’re still playing by a rulebook that no longer applies.

He’s unmoored. This is the law of the jungle — the rule of raw power.

A PKK terrorist in Syria:

They shout “Allahu Akbar.” We say “Long live the Kurd and Kurdistan.”

We are greater than God.

We are stronger than death.