Steve Witkoff on Russia-Ukraine:

We think people are suffering on both sides.

It’s cold there. And not to have heat is terrible.

Source: Bloomberg

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Trump arrives in Switzerland for World Economic Forum.

Steve Witkoff:

The Russians have invited us to come, and that’s a significant statement from them. And Kirill (Dmitriev) was here yesterday and working on this with us.

So I think everybody is embedded in the process and wants to see a peace deal happen.

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Steve Witkoff:

Iran needs to change its ways. They need to do that.

And if they do, if they indicate that they’re willing to do that, I think we can diplomatically settle this.

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Polish President Nawrocki:

Poland won with the Soviets and Bolsheviks.

Finland won with the Soviets and Bolsheviks.

Japanese and Afghans won with the Soviet Union.

So we are ready in our countries to secure our independence but we need some relations to be stronger.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent:

The size of Denmark’s investment in U.S. Treasury bonds, like Denmark itself, is irrelevant.

NEW: The European Parliament voted to refer the EU-Mercosur trade deal to the EU Court of Justice, delaying approval by at least a year.

The tight vote (334–324) suspends the process while judges assess whether the agreement complies with EU treaties.

Keir Starmer:

I will not yield, Britain will not yield, on our principles and values about the future of Greenland under threats of tariffs.

Rifaat al-Assad, uncle of Bashar al-Assad and brother of Hafez al-Assad, died aged 88 in the UAE.

He lived mostly in exile and briefly returned to Syria in 2021 before fleeing again after the regime’s collapse in 2024.

He is widely accused of major atrocities, including the 1982 Hama massacre (10,000–40,000 dead) and the 1980 Tadmor prison massacre, earning the nickname “the Butcher of Hama.”

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon:

My goal is to keep the Western world together.

So we don’t read a book in 40 years called ‘How the West Lost.’

NOW: Trump shows up in Davos for his speech.

Trump:

It’s great to be back in beautiful Davos, Switzerland, and to address so many respected business leaders — so many friends, a few enemies.

Trump:

People are doing very well. They’re very happy with me.

Trump:

The USA is the economic engine of the planet, and when America booms, the entire world booms.

History shows that when America goes bad, the whole world goes bad. When we go down, you follow us down. When we go up, you follow us up.

Trump:

Certain places in Europe are no longer recognizable.

Trump:

Quite frankly, many parts of our world are being destroyed before our very eyes, and the leaders don’t even understand what is happening—and those who do understand aren’t doing anything about it.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued his clearest warning yet to the United States, saying, “We will respond with everything we have.”

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Trump:

Instead of closing down energy plants, we’re opening them up.

Instead of building ineffective, money-losing windmills, we’re taking them down and not approving any new ones.

Instead of empowering bureaucrats, we’re firing them—and they’re going out and getting jobs in the private sector.