Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov:

Greenland is not a natural part of Denmark. Is it?

PKK/YPG official to AFP:

Israeli figures are in contact with us, and we expect support from Israel in any form.

NOW: Macron speaks at Davos, wearing sunglasses due to a minor eye issue.

French President Macron:

Competition from the U.S. aims to subordinate Europe; it is unacceptable.

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French President Macron:

Trade wars and protectionist escalation will only produce losers.

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French President Macron jokes:

This is a time of peace, stability and predictability.

More than 60 wars in 2024, an absolute record, even if I understood a few of them were fixed.

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French President Macron:

We need more Chinese direct investment in Europe in some key sectors.

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French President Macron:

Europe may be slow, but it is predictable and has the rule of law.

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French President Macron:

This is not a time for new imperalism or new colonialism.

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EU’s Kaja Kallas:

No country has the right to take over the territory of another. Not in Ukraine. Not in Greenland. Not anywhere in the world.

NEW: The Syrian Defense Ministry says it is ready to take control of Al-Hol camp and ISIS prisons, rejecting the use of detainees as political leverage by the YPG/SDF.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever:

We need our own technological platforms to build the prosperity of tomorrow.

If not, Trump can do with us whatever he wants. He can play with us. He can make us slaves — because we actually are slaves then.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever:

We’ve been accustomed to very nice Presidents like Obama, and we haven’t noticed that the shift in America is not bound to one presidency. It’s a structural shift.

The face of America has turned to the Pacific. Their backside is turned to the Atlantic. And that will not change after Trump. It’s a structural thing.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever:

Negotiate with Putin, I think, is not a very good idea, because as the Americans said: “if you want to speak, speak softly, but carry a big stick.”

We don’t have a big stick. We can only speak softly.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever:

People want to join the European Union. Nobody wants to join China. No neighbor of the United States says, “We want to join the United States.” Nobody wants to.

They want to join the European Union just because we have respect. We have the rule of law. We do speak softly.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever:

Being a happy vassal is one thing. Being a miserable slave is something else.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever:

Russia is not a threat if the West is united. But we are not united.

The economy of Russia is very weak. Their military threat is not very real unless we are divided.

Danish MEP Anders Vistisen to Trump:

Let me put this in words you might understand: Mr. President, fuck off.

NEW: Danish pension fund AkademikerPension plans to sell all its US Treasury holdings by the end of January, citing rising credit risks linked to Trump’s policies.

Source: Bloomberg

Jordan Bardella, leader of France’s far-right party National Rally:

The United States is presenting us with a choice: accept dependency disguised as partnership, or act as sovereign powers capable of defending our interests.

When a U.S. president threatens a European territory while using trade pressure, it is not dialogue—it is coercion. And our credibility is at stake.

Greenland has become a strategic pivot in a world returning to imperial logic. Yielding today would set a dangerous precedent, exposing other European—and even French overseas—territories tomorrow.

The European Union cannot remain silent. The agreement negotiated last summer must be suspended.

Our anti-coercion instruments must be activated, and targeted measures adopted. This is not escalation—it is self-defense.

The choice is simple: submission or sovereignty. Europe must choose freedom, responsibility, and control of its own destiny.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to Europe:

Do not retaliate. Do not retaliate.

Have an open mind—why this rapid response?