Pentagon has not been ordered to plan an invasion of Greenland yet.

Military officials privately warn that seizing Greenland would mean attacking a NATO ally, risking a major alliance crisis.

Source: NYT

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Ursula von der Leyen:

This moment of global change is fraught with dangers. Becoming more independent in shaping our own future will not be easy. It will require difficult decisions.

I am deeply convinced that together we can achieve it.

Long live Europe.

Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti:

I think that Serbia understands more than ever that we are a different country.

The reality has changed so much. But what needs to happen is for their dreams of returning to Kosova to die out.

Turkish President Erdogan:

An agreement was signed last year on March 10 with the structure known as the SDF, which occupied territories in northern and eastern Syria.

According to this agreement, the SDF was supposed to lay down its arms and hand over the areas it occupies to the Syrian government.

However, the SDF did not take any positive steps toward integration within the designated timetable.

SDF continued to oppress civilians in the territories it occupied and carried out attacks against civilian and military targets outside these areas.

Turkish President Erdogan:

As Türkiye, from the very beginning we have most strongly defended the existence of a single Syrian state with preserved territorial integrity and unified political authority.

Turkish President Erdogan:

We wholeheartedly congratulate the Syrian government, the Syrian Army, and the brotherly Syrian people on their successful operations in recent weeks.

Turkish President Erdogan on the SDF/YPG:

It is not possible for the terrorist organization to sustain its presence in the areas where it has been cornered.

From this point on, it is very clear that resorting to provocations would amount to suicide.

Nigeria police on Jan. 21 confirmed mass abductions in Kaduna State after initial denials, as armed bandits seized more than 160 villagers during church prayers.

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Turkish President Erdogan:

We will certainly find those dirty hands that reach out to our flag, and we will absolutely hold those traitors to account.

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Turkish President Erdogan:

The Kurds in Syria are our own brothers and sisters.

As their brothers and sisters, we know best what kind of oppression our Kurdish brothers and sisters in Syria were subjected to under the previous tyrannical regime.

Their existence was not recognised, they were not accepted as citizens, they were not even given identity cards. They were not allowed to speak their mother tongue or preserve their culture and traditions.

As Prime Minister, I raised these injustices in all my meetings starting in 2008. We persistently brought up the rights of our Kurdish brothers and sisters in Syria. We emphasised at every opportunity that the Kurds must be granted their fundamental rights.

When no one else would even mention these issues, we openly expressed the rights of the Kurds in Syria to our counterparts.

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Turkish President Erdogan:

We have no designs on the territory of any country, and we do not interfere in the internal affairs of any state.

However, we will not allow any harm to be done to our country’s interests.

Turkish President Erdogan:

The terrorist organisation is one thing, my Kurdish brothers and sisters are another.

No one, wherever they may be, can hold my Kurdish brothers and sisters' will hostage.

No one can speak as if they are the sole representative of the Kurds.

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Turkish President Erdogan:

With the latest developments in Syria, the future will be brighter than the darkness for Turks, Turkmen, Kurds, Arabs and all our other brothers and sisters.

With the elimination of terrorism, violence and weapons, every issue will be discussed on a political basis and resolved through consultation at the table.

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Turkish President Erdogan:

The main thing is not division, but unity. The main thing is not fragmentation, but embracing each other with affection. The main thing is not splitting into small states, but joining forces by uniting.

Turks, Kurds and Arabs will unite today, as they have throughout history, with one heart, looking in the same direction, to solve the problems of our region together.

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Turkish President Erdogan:

We have one single, shared umbrella: the brotherhood of Islam.

Turkish President Erdogan:

Long before our tribes and our ethnic identities, it is our faith that brings us together — our belief, our call to prayer, our holy book, and our Prophet.

NATO's Rutte:

Trump is right. We must protect the Arctic from Russian and Chinese influence.

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Polish President Nawrocki:

Global GDP is consisted of 15% European Union involvement and 15% United States of America involvement, but in terms of security the United States of America is paying 65% for NATO and Europeans 35%.

NATO's Rutte on Greenland:

You can be assured that I’m working on this issue behind the scenes, but I cannot do that in public.

Q: You recently joined the NATO alliance. Is it just in time for its dissolution?

President Stubb: No. I think we are in the process of creating a stronger NATO. This is pretty much NATO 3.0.

Q: Trump said he is no longer thinking purely about peace. Who or what can defuse the tensions?

Stubb: Mark Rutte. (laughs)

Rutte: Thank you Alex!