{"id":246890,"date":"2026-01-22T23:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T23:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/246890\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T23:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T23:06:09","slug":"trump-says-theres-good-spirit-to-get-something-done-on-greenland-and-claims-putin-and-zelenskyy-both-want-to-end-ukraine-war-latest-updates-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/246890\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says there\u2019s \u2018good spirit to get something done\u2019 on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war \u2013 latest updates | Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Good spirit to get something done&#8217; on Greenland and build Golden Dome, Trump says<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/greenland\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Greenland<\/a>, Trump says \u201cthere is a good spirit to get something done,\u201d and the US will \u201chave ability to do exactly what we want to do\u201d with the \u201cgreat\u201d US military.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He says it will be a \u201cmuch more generous deal\u201d and says it\u2019s \u201cso much better\u201d for the US to \u201chave that piece of ice covered by the Golden Dome\u201d missile system.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump says there\u2019s \u2018good spirit to get something done\u2019 on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69729d508f0855afe24ab232#block-69729d508f0855afe24ab232\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a017.03 EST<\/p>\n<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6972abd78f0855afe24ab2ac#block-6972abd78f0855afe24ab2ac\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 0 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>1m ago<\/p>\n<p>First pictures from US envoys&#8217; meeting with Putin in Moscow<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6972a1288f0855afe24ab24b#block-6972a1288f0855afe24ab24b\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 1 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>47m ago<\/p>\n<p>Europeans &#8216;have to do something about immigration,&#8217; Trump says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69729f2f8f0855afe24ab23e#block-69729f2f8f0855afe24ab23e\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 2 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>1h ago<\/p>\n<p>Trump says his &#8216;Board of Peace&#8217; is open to more European countries, claims Italy, Poland mulling move to join<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69729d508f0855afe24ab232#block-69729d508f0855afe24ab232\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 3 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>1h ago<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Good spirit to get something done&#8217; on Greenland and build Golden Dome, Trump says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69729c628f08f35ee4dd089d#block-69729c628f08f35ee4dd089d\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 4 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>1h ago<\/p>\n<p>Trump claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69729c068f08f35ee4dd0898#block-69729c068f08f35ee4dd0898\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 5 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>1h ago<\/p>\n<p>Greenland deal would let US &#8216;do anything we want&#8217; in cooperation with Nato, Trump says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697296da8f087235e7ad4791#block-697296da8f087235e7ad4791\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 6 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>2h ago<\/p>\n<p>Denmark&#8217;s Frederiksen expected to meet Nato&#8217;s Rutte on Friday &#8211; media reports<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69728b458f0855afe24ab19c#block-69728b458f0855afe24ab19c\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 7 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>2h ago<\/p>\n<p>Slovak PM Fico calls for change of EU leadership as he criticises &#8216;unprepared&#8217; expensive summit and hatred of Russia<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697288a68f087235e7ad4725#block-697288a68f087235e7ad4725\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 8 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>3h ago<\/p>\n<p>Putin holds talks with US Witkoff, Kushner on Ukraine, Kremlin says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697287838f087235e7ad471f#block-697287838f087235e7ad471f\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 9 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>3h ago<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine secured new deals on air defence in Davos, Zelenskyy says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697286348f08f35ee4dd07df#block-697286348f08f35ee4dd07df\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 10 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>3h ago<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian delegation en route for trilateral talks with US, Russia, Zelenskyy says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697281498f087235e7ad4703#block-697281498f087235e7ad4703\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 11 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>3h ago<\/p>\n<p>Get out of Greenland mode and stand up for yourself, Zelenskyy tells Europe<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69727f188f087235e7ad46fc#block-69727f188f087235e7ad46fc\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 12 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>3h ago<\/p>\n<p>Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Moscow for Putin talks on Ukraine<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6972783f8f087235e7ad46b9#block-6972783f8f087235e7ad46b9\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 13 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>4h ago<\/p>\n<p>UK ready to &#8216;play its full part&#8217; in ensuring security of Arctic region, Starmer tells Nato&#8217;s Rutte<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6972724e8f08f35ee4dd0738#block-6972724e8f08f35ee4dd0738\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 14 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>4h ago<\/p>\n<p>Greenland deal &#8216;being worked on&#8217; and &#8216;will be amazing for the USA,&#8217; Trump says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69726b4e8f08f35ee4dd06f1#block-69726b4e8f08f35ee4dd06f1\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 15 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>5h ago<\/p>\n<p>What Trump&#8217;s U-turn on Greenland means for EU-US relations? &#8211; The Latest<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697269b68f087235e7ad461a#block-697269b68f087235e7ad461a\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 16 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>5h ago<\/p>\n<p>Greenland\u2019s PM says Trump&#8217;s demands have been unacceptable \u2013 video<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6972689d8f08f35ee4dd06a1#block-6972689d8f08f35ee4dd06a1\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 17 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>5h ago<\/p>\n<p>EU needs to support Denmark and show it won&#8217;t &#8216;accept any blackmail, even less from ally&#8217;, Swedish PM says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697263cf8f08f35ee4dd065d#block-697263cf8f08f35ee4dd065d\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 18 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>5h ago<\/p>\n<p>Europe &#8216;not willing to junk 80 years of good relations&#8217; with US despite Trump&#8217;s behaviour, EU&#8217;s Kallas says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697260a28f087235e7ad4589#block-697260a28f087235e7ad4589\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 19 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>5h ago<\/p>\n<p>We need cooperation, not confrontation with US, Lithuania&#8217;s Naus\u0117da says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69725f658f087235e7ad4573#block-69725f658f087235e7ad4573\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 20 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>5h ago<\/p>\n<p>Makers of Macron\u2019s sunglasses deluged with demand<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69725e928f0855afe24aafaa#block-69725e928f0855afe24aafaa\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 21 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>6h ago<\/p>\n<p>Macron says Europe&#8217;s unity worked against Trump&#8217;s threats<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69725c668f08f35ee4dd05af#block-69725c668f08f35ee4dd05af\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 22 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>6h ago<\/p>\n<p>Merz hails Europe&#8217;s &#8216;unity and determination&#8217; in defence of Greenland<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69725a528f0855afe24aaf43#block-69725a528f0855afe24aaf43\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 23 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>6h ago<\/p>\n<p>Denmark&#8217;s Frederiksen reiterates red line on sovereignty, says open to ramping Arctic security<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6972578f8f08f35ee4dd055e#block-6972578f8f08f35ee4dd055e\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 24 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>6h ago<\/p>\n<p>We need to de-escalate Greenland and not &#8216;lose focus&#8217; on Ukraine, Irish PM says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6972549c8f087235e7ad44ae#block-6972549c8f087235e7ad44ae\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 25 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>6h ago<\/p>\n<p>US needs to understand difference between &#8216;domination and leadership,&#8217; Poland&#8217;s Tusk says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697254178f087235e7ad44a8#block-697254178f087235e7ad44a8\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 26 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>6h ago<\/p>\n<p>EU leaders meet to discuss &#8216;new normal&#8217; is US relations after Greenland threats &#8211; analysis<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6972539e8f0855afe24aaee0#block-6972539e8f0855afe24aaee0\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 27 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>6h ago<\/p>\n<p>EU leaders expected in Brussels for emergency summit on Greenland<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6972516e8f08f35ee4dd0501#block-6972516e8f08f35ee4dd0501\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 28 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>6h ago<\/p>\n<p>Danish PM rules out talks over sovereignty in red lines for US talks<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69724fba8f087235e7ad4437#block-69724fba8f087235e7ad4437\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 29 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>7h ago<\/p>\n<p>Talks on Greenland are &#8216;fine,&#8217; JD Vance says, as he stresses Trump always gets what he wants<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69724c868f0873d5dc1c6758#block-69724c868f0873d5dc1c6758\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 30 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>7h ago<\/p>\n<p>Greenlandic PM says doesn&#8217;t know details of rumoured deal, calls for respect for Greenland&#8217;s red lines and calm talks<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69724b0d8f0873d5dc1c6731#block-69724b0d8f0873d5dc1c6731\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 31 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>7h ago<\/p>\n<p>Outstanding issue of territorial changes &#8216;most difficult,&#8217; Zelenskyy says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697249e78f0802d8c9423cc5#block-697249e78f0802d8c9423cc5\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 32 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>7h ago<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy says US security guarantees document is &#8216;finished,&#8217; needs to be signed and implemented<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697248128f086849e933a615#block-697248128f086849e933a615\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 33 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>7h ago<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Up to them to continue &#8230; or not, but we want to stop this war,&#8217; Zelenskyy says about Russia<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697246c08f0873d5dc1c66cc#block-697246c08f0873d5dc1c66cc\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 34 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>7h ago<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Exactly kind of resolve needed&#8217; to stop oil financing Russia&#8217;s war, Zelenskyy says of French tanker interception<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697243928f086849e933a5ab#block-697243928f086849e933a5ab\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 35 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>7h ago<\/p>\n<p>Trump questions European Nato allies commitment to help US, says they &#8216;stayed little back&#8217; in Afghanistan<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697240328f086849e933a567#block-697240328f086849e933a567\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 36 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>8h ago<\/p>\n<p>French navy boards alleged Russian shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean, Macron says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69723a138f0802d8c9423b88#block-69723a138f0802d8c9423b88\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 37 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>8h ago<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy takes Carney&#8217;s ideas and translates their meaning for Europe in urgent, wake-up call speech in Davos &#8211; snap analysis<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6972361b8f0873d5dc1c65c8#block-6972361b8f0873d5dc1c65c8\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 38 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>8h ago<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine, US, Russia to hold talks in UAE over weekend, Zelenskyy says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697235c18f0873d5dc1c65c5#block-697235c18f0873d5dc1c65c5\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 39 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>8h ago<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Last mile&#8217; is &#8216;difficult,&#8217; but Zelenskyy praises &#8216;good&#8217; talks with Trump<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697235178f0802d8c9423b48#block-697235178f0802d8c9423b48\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 40 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>9h ago<\/p>\n<p>Documents aimed at ending Ukraine-Russia war &#8216;nearly ready,&#8217; Zelenskyy says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697234aa8f086849e933a4e5#block-697234aa8f086849e933a4e5\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 41 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>9h ago<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy urges leaders to act and make Europe &#8216;global force&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697234008f0802d8c9423b40#block-697234008f0802d8c9423b40\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 42 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>9h ago<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You can&#8217;t build new world order out of words,&#8217; Zelenskyy tells European leaders<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6972333f8f0802d8c9423b3f#block-6972333f8f0802d8c9423b3f\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 43 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>9h ago<\/p>\n<p>Europe remains &#8216;beautiful but fragmented kaleidoscope of small and middle powers&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697231708f086849e933a4c7#block-697231708f086849e933a4c7\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 44 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>9h ago<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy criticises EU&#8217;s soft response on Greenland, calls for serious approach to Arctic security<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697231018f086849e933a4c4#block-697231018f086849e933a4c4\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 45 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>9h ago<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Nato exists thanks to belief that US will act,&#8217; Zelenskyy warns, as he asks &#8216;what if not?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69722f7f8f0873d5dc1c658c#block-69722f7f8f0873d5dc1c658c\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 46 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>9h ago<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy criticises Europe&#8217;s inability to focus, respond to challenges<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69722efd8f086849e933a4b6#block-69722efd8f086849e933a4b6\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 47 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>9h ago<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Everyone waiting for America to cool down&#8217; on Greenland, Zelenskyy says<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69722e8c8f086849e933a4b2#block-69722e8c8f086849e933a4b2\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 48 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>9h ago<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has been living through its &#8216;Groundhog Day&#8217; for &#8216;weeks, months, years&#8217; under Russian aggression<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69722a9e8f0873d5dc1c6563#block-69722a9e8f0873d5dc1c6563\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 49 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>9h ago<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy about to speak at Davos after Trump talks<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697227a58f0873d5dc1c6533#block-697227a58f0873d5dc1c6533\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 50 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>9h ago<\/p>\n<p>European parliament to consider its decision to freeze ratification of EU-US trade deal next week<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697226948f0873d5dc1c6525#block-697226948f0873d5dc1c6525\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 51 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>10h ago<\/p>\n<p>Trump warns Europe against dumping US treasury bonds<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6972257a8f086849e933a459#block-6972257a8f086849e933a459\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 52 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>10h ago<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;War has to end,&#8217; Trump says after Zelenskyy talks<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6972249a8f0873d5dc1c6514#block-6972249a8f0873d5dc1c6514\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 53 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>10h ago<\/p>\n<p>Greenland &#8216;deal&#8217; has been always available to US and questions remain if it will stick &#8211; snap analysis<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697222448f0873d5dc1c64fd#block-697222448f0873d5dc1c64fd\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 54 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>10h ago<\/p>\n<p>Plan for Greenland could involve rewriting 1951 Greenland treaty between US and Denmark &#8211; snap analysis<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6972216a8f086849e933a426#block-6972216a8f086849e933a426\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 55 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>10h ago<\/p>\n<p>Nato&#8217;s Rutte says he didn&#8217;t discuss Danish sovereignty with Trump; urges leaders to ramp up defence preparations<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697222f18f0873d5dc1c6502#block-697222f18f0873d5dc1c6502\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 56 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>10h ago<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy\/Trump meeting in Davos ends<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"?filterKeyEvents=false&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69721e3d8f0802d8c9423a52#block-69721e3d8f0802d8c9423a52\" data-link-name=\"key event card | 57 of 58\" class=\"dcr-1h9m71a\"><\/p>\n<p>10h ago<\/p>\n<p>Opening: More questions than answers<\/p>\n<p><\/a>Show key events only<\/p>\n<p>Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n<p>First pictures from US envoys&#8217; meeting with Putin in Moscow<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Here are some first pictures from the meeting of the US envoys with Russia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/vladimir-putin\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> in Moscow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are also joined by White House adviser and Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Acquisition Service, Josh Gruenbaum.<\/p>\n<p>US president Donald Trump&#8217;s special envoy Steve Witkoff, son-in-law Jared Kushner, Russia&#8217;s presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev and foreign policy presidential aide Yuri Ushakov speak before a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with US envoys at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Photograph: Alexander Kazakov\/ReutersRussian president Vladimir Putin arrives for talks with US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump&#8217;s son-in-law Jared Kushner at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Photograph: Alexander Kazakov\/SPUTNIK\/KREMLIN POOL\/EPARussia&#8217;s president Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with US president Donald Trump&#8217;s special envoy Steve Witkoff, son-in-law Jared Kushner and Josh Gruenbaum, Commissioner of the US Federal Acquisition Service, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Photograph: Alexander Kazakov\/Reuters<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump says there\u2019s \u2018good spirit to get something done\u2019 on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6972abd78f0855afe24ab2ac#block-6972abd78f0855afe24ab2ac\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769123168_699_Jakub_Krupa.png\" alt=\"Jakub Krupa\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Jakub Krupa<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">All that food talk made me a bit hungry, so let me tell you what the EU leaders are munching on during their talks in Brussels tonight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">As Jennifer Rankin confirmed, the menu for tonight is:<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Scallops in a walnut and curry crust<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Chicken supreme with vanilla roast parsnips<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Citrus salad with a fennel and dill foam<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Erm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">No wonder Robert Fico wasn\u2019t happy about having to come all the way to Brussels (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?page=with%3Ablock-69728b458f0855afe24ab19c#block-69728b458f0855afe24ab19c\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">22:00<\/a>). For this? Vanilla roast parsnips!?<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Perhaps the inclusion of dill that is so popular in central and eastern Europe \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015\/aug\/10\/dill-russia-herb-pizza-sushi-soup-hummus-food-ruin\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">as controversial as it is<\/a> with our Guardian colleague Shaun Walker \u2013 could make it slightly more appealing to him?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump says there\u2019s \u2018good spirit to get something done\u2019 on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6972a4488f087235e7ad481a#block-6972a4488f087235e7ad481a\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Back to Greenland, <a href=\"https:\/\/nyheder.tv2.dk\/politik\/2026-01-22-mens-ministrene-spiste-pighvar-trak-trump-i-land-men-truslen-lurer-fortsat\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">that TV2 piece<\/a> I referenced earlier (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?page=with%3Ablock-697298d48f0855afe24ab209#block-697298d48f0855afe24ab209\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">22:47<\/a>) has also another anecdote about how the same two Danish ministers for foreign and defence found out about Trump\u2019s decision to drop retaliatory tariffs on Europeans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The broadcaster says they were out dining with the UK defence minister, John Healey, who was in Copenhagen on Wednesday night, chatting over a plate of fish and chips of sorts (or \u201ca pan-fried turbot with fumet, fennel, cabbage and potatoes,\u201d as <a href=\"https:\/\/saloncph.dk\/en\/menu-2\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the menu has it<\/a>), when they got the message.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">On his way back from the dinner, defence minister Poulsen reportedly called Nato\u2019s Mark Rutte to get his reading about his discussions with Trump, who had already briefed PM Frederiksen about his conversations with the US president, the broadcaster claimed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Again: at least that\u2019s what TV2 says.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump says there\u2019s \u2018good spirit to get something done\u2019 on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6972a25c8f087235e7ad4802#block-6972a25c8f087235e7ad4802\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a017.34 EST<\/p>\n<p>Europeans &#8216;have to do something about immigration,&#8217; Trump says<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Closing his remarks on Air Force Trump, Trump also claims that some unnamed European leaders \u201ctold me openly that they wish they had our border,\u201d as he repeated his criticism of Europe\u2019s open borders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThey have to do something about immigration,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He later briefly addresses the latest controversy about new bruising on his hands (he clipped it on a table and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jan\/01\/trump-interview-health\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">repeats an old line<\/a> about taking an \u2018big\u2019 aspirin tablet which he says contributes to bruising), and that wraps up the briefing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump says there\u2019s \u2018good spirit to get something done\u2019 on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6972a1288f0855afe24ab24b#block-6972a1288f0855afe24ab24b\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769123168_699_Jakub_Krupa.png\" alt=\"Jakub Krupa\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Jakub Krupa<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In Poland\u2019s case it\u2019s a bit more complicated than Trump makes it sound: the centrist, pro-EU government seems to oppose the idea of joining the \u2018Board of Peace\u2019 (in line with most EU governments), and the president, Trump ally Nawrocki, cannot join it without the government\u2019s backing and a majority in the parliament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">So Poland appears to be displaying some strategic ambiguity there by saying it\u2019s interested to keep Trump on side, but in fact it\u2019s actually unlikely to join, at least for now. But things change, obviously.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump says there\u2019s \u2018good spirit to get something done\u2019 on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6972a05f8f087235e7ad47e8#block-6972a05f8f087235e7ad47e8\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a017.18 EST<\/p>\n<p>Trump says his &#8216;Board of Peace&#8217; is open to more European countries, claims Italy, Poland mulling move to join<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump also gets asked if other countries, like the UK or France, will want to join his Board of Peace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He says he thinks they will want to, but in some cases they need to get legislative approval.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He says Italy\u2019s Giorgia Meloni and Poland\u2019s Karol Nawrocki both said they wanted to join, but would need to go through formalities first.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He then pointedly praises Nawrocki, reminding reporters he endorsed him in last year\u2019s presidential election in Poland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s great, by the way. He\u2019s doing a great job, \u2026 but he has to get an approval.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump says there\u2019s \u2018good spirit to get something done\u2019 on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69729f2f8f0855afe24ab23e#block-69729f2f8f0855afe24ab23e\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a>&#8216;Good spirit to get something done&#8217; on Greenland and build Golden Dome, Trump says<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/greenland\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Greenland<\/a>, Trump says \u201cthere is a good spirit to get something done,\u201d and the US will \u201chave ability to do exactly what we want to do\u201d with the \u201cgreat\u201d US military.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He says it will be a \u201cmuch more generous deal\u201d and says it\u2019s \u201cso much better\u201d for the US to \u201chave that piece of ice covered by the Golden Dome\u201d missile system.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump says there\u2019s \u2018good spirit to get something done\u2019 on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69729d508f0855afe24ab232#block-69729d508f0855afe24ab232\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a017.03 EST<\/p>\n<p>Trump claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump then turned to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine<\/a>, saying he had \u201cnumerous conversations on Ukraine\u201d as \u201cit\u2019d be nice to end that war\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He notes the US meeting with Putin in Moscow and says \u201cwe will see how that works out\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He adds he had \u201ca good meeting\u201d with Zelenskyy in Davos, but they also had good meetings in the past and nothing happened. He later repeats it was a \u201cvery good\u201d meeting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He says Europe will also be going a part of the deal, if it comes through.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Trump claims that both Zelenskyy and Putin \u201cwant to make a deal\u201d, and says that Zelenskyy repeatedly said that during their meeting today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He says he spoke with Zelenskyy about the dramatic situation of the Ukrainian people, with no energy and heat in extremely low temperatures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cIt\u2019s pretty amazing what they do to live. That\u2019s no way to live,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">On the UAE meeting this weekend, he says:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnytime we meet, it\u2019s good. If you don\u2019t meet, nothing\u2019s going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump says there\u2019s \u2018good spirit to get something done\u2019 on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69729c628f08f35ee4dd089d#block-69729c628f08f35ee4dd089d\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a016.59 EST<\/p>\n<p>Greenland deal would let US &#8216;do anything we want&#8217; in cooperation with Nato, Trump says<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Meanwhile, US president Donald Trump is gaggling with reporters on board of Air Force One, on his way back from Davos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Asked about more details on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/greenland\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Greenland<\/a> deal, he said it would run in \u201cinfinity\u201d and the US could \u201cdo anything we want\u201d there militarily.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cIt\u2019s being negotiated and let\u2019s see what happens,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">We says \u201cwe are all going to work together\u201d with Nato as the alliance \u201cis going to be involved with us,\u201d but the US will not have to pay for anything except the Golden Dome missile system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Is Denmark on board with this idea?<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cI think everyone likes it,\u201d he assets, adding he will update the press on this in \u201ctwo weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump says there\u2019s \u2018good spirit to get something done\u2019 on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69729c068f08f35ee4dd0898#block-69729c068f08f35ee4dd0898\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769123168_699_Jakub_Krupa.png\" alt=\"Jakub Krupa\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Jakub Krupa<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Since Jennifer mentioned (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?page=with%3Ablock-697292a58f0855afe24ab1d2#block-697292a58f0855afe24ab1d2\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">22:30<\/a>) confidential meetings without phones \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Danish broadcaster TV2 <a href=\"https:\/\/nyheder.tv2.dk\/politik\/2026-01-22-mens-ministrene-spiste-pighvar-trak-trump-i-land-men-truslen-lurer-fortsat\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">has<\/a> this great story with an amazing, if slightly bizarre, anecdote about Trump\u2019s Davos speech yesterday in which he repeatedly said he wanted to control Iceland Greenland, but ruled out the use of force.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">So, the speech took place at the same time as Denmark\u2019s foreign and defence ministers were briefing members of the Danish parliament\u2019s foreign affairs committee in a confidential, no-phone setting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">According to TV2, the ministers\u2019 officials had to regularly leave the room for \u201ctoilet breaks\u201d to get hold of their phones, check the latest on Trump\u2019s speech on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/europe-news\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Europe<\/a> Live blog obviously, and report it back to their principals, eventually scribbling on a piece of paper that the military threat is off the table (for now?).<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">That\u2019s why when Rasmussen and Poulsen finally emerged from the room, they were able to give reporters their first reaction \u2013 despite not seeing the speech.<\/p>\n<p>Danish foreign minister Lars L\u00f8kke Rasmussen and defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen talk to media in Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark. Photograph: Tom Little\/Reuters<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Or so says TV2.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump says there\u2019s \u2018good spirit to get something done\u2019 on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697298d48f0855afe24ab209#block-697298d48f0855afe24ab209\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a016.48 EST<\/p>\n<p>Denmark&#8217;s Frederiksen expected to meet Nato&#8217;s Rutte on Friday &#8211; media reports<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen will stay overnight in Brussels and meet with Nato\u2019s secretary general Mark Rutte on Friday morning to talk about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/greenland\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Greenland<\/a> and his discussions with US president Donald Trump, Danish media reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Danish public broadcaster DR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dr.dk\/nyheder\/indland\/groenland\/live-storpolitisk-drama-mellem-usa-danmark-og-groenland\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> the meeting was confirmed by Frederiksen\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump says there\u2019s \u2018good spirit to get something done\u2019 on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697296da8f087235e7ad4791#block-697296da8f087235e7ad4791\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769123168_16_Jennifer_Rankin,_L.png\" alt=\"Jennifer Rankin\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Jennifer Rankin<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">in Brussels<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It\u2019s a waiting game now! We are all in the council atrium, but there is no information from the room as it\u2019s a closed discussion without phones\u2026<\/p>\n<p>View of the European Council press room as journalists wait for the outcome of the European Council summit on 22 January 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Photograph: Jennifer Rankin\/The Guardian<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump says there\u2019s \u2018good spirit to get something done\u2019 on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697292a58f0855afe24ab1d2#block-697292a58f0855afe24ab1d2\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a>Slovak PM Fico calls for change of EU leadership as he criticises &#8216;unprepared&#8217; expensive summit and hatred of Russia<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Separately, Slovak prime minister Robert Fico has just posted a short rant vlog recorded during his travel to this night\u2019s Brussels meeting, in which he criticised the EU\u2019s leadership for hosting what he saw as an \u201cunprepared\u201d summit convened in response to \u201cpanic\u201d by \u201csome member states.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In the 5-minute video, he criticises European Council president Ant\u00f3nio Costa for calling \u201ca super expensive dinner in Brussels,\u201d and EU\u2019s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas for, well, everything.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He was particularly keen to stress his longstanding feud with Kallas, which started over Fico\u2019s repeated willingness to meet with Putin despite the continuing Russian aggression on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine<\/a>, which she criticised him for.<\/p>\n<p>Russian president Vladimir Putin and Slovak prime minister Robert Fico pose for a picture during a meeting in Beijing in September 2025. Photograph: Alexander Kazakov\/Reuters<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Taking aim at the bloc\u2019s foreign policy chief over the recent crisis in relations with the US, he said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot have people in EU leadership roles with whom key places do not meet with and don\u2019t even really talk. If the US state secretary Marco Rubio repeatedly refuses to meet with Kaja Kallas, let alone have a constructive disagreement with her, what purpose does her role actually serve?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Fico also claimed that \u201cthe only thing driving the EU today is hatred towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/russia\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Russia<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He argued that the EU can only emerge from its \u201cdeep crisis\u201d if it gets a new leadership, as the current crop has \u201cno answers\u201d to any of the key questions facing the bloc, before delivering this killer line:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe same rule applies to the EU as to a massage parlour: if it doesn\u2019t work, it\u2019s not enough to change the beds, you have to change the staff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">(He was so keen to make everyone notice this line that he put it in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RobertFicoSVK\/status\/2014431598477808113\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow\">his post<\/a> in English, ALL CAPS.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He then wrapped up by saying he hopes they won\u2019t be sitting there until the morning, as he has a meeting in Paris tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">(There is also a line about other Slovak parties riding a donkey, but that\u2019s for another occasion. The next parliamentary election is scheduled for next year, and Fico is already on manoeuvres, as his Smer party is trailing in polls behind the liberal opposition party, Progres\u00edvne Slovensko).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump says there\u2019s \u2018good spirit to get something done\u2019 on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69728b458f0855afe24ab19c#block-69728b458f0855afe24ab19c\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a016.16 EST<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769123168_699_Jakub_Krupa.png\" alt=\"Jakub Krupa\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Jakub Krupa<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">During his Davos appearance earlier today, Zelenskyy said that he expected the US-Russian talks to take place tomorrow, before correcting himself to say \u201ctonight, at night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He then said:<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cI don\u2019t know when, maybe Putin [will be] sleeping. Like you said, nobody knows what is in his head,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">But it appears that there is some urgency is to progress things before the UAE talks tomorrow and over the weekend, hence the late night meeting in Moscow tonight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump says there\u2019s \u2018good spirit to get something done\u2019 on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697289ec8f087235e7ad4731#block-697289ec8f087235e7ad4731\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a>Putin holds talks with US Witkoff, Kushner on Ukraine, Kremlin says<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It turns out Russia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/vladimir-putin\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> has something in common with European leaders as he is as keen to hold late night political dinners as they are over in Brussels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">We are just getting a line from the Kremlin that his talks with Witkoff and Kushner is just getting under way now, despite the fact that it\u2019s 11.30pm local time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump says there\u2019s \u2018good spirit to get something done\u2019 on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697288a68f087235e7ad4725#block-697288a68f087235e7ad4725\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a>Ukraine secured new deals on air defence in Davos, Zelenskyy says<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Without offering more details, Zelenskyy also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2014432119670407644\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow\">says<\/a> that he has reached \u201cagreements on new package of critically needed air defence for the protection of our people\u201d during his time in Davos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump says there\u2019s \u2018good spirit to get something done\u2019 on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697287838f087235e7ad471f#block-697287838f087235e7ad471f\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a>Ukrainian delegation en route for trilateral talks with US, Russia, Zelenskyy says<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In other diplomatic travel news, Ukraine\u2019s Zelenskyy has just confirmed that, as previously reported (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?page=with%3Ablock-6972361b8f0873d5dc1c65c8#block-6972361b8f0873d5dc1c65c8\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">15:39<\/a>), a Ukrainian delegation is now en route to the United Arab Emirates for their trilateral talks with the US and Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cWe will see how this proceeds and then determine our next steps,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump says there\u2019s \u2018good spirit to get something done\u2019 on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697286348f08f35ee4dd07df#block-697286348f08f35ee4dd07df\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a>Get out of Greenland mode and stand up for yourself, Zelenskyy tells Europe<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769123168_147_Andrew_Roth,_L.png\" alt=\"Andrew Roth\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/>Andrew Roth<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Global affairs correspondent<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">As reported, earlier today Ukraine\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/volodymyr-zelenskiy\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a> has taken aim at Europe in a fiery speech at Davos, accusing leaders of being in \u201cGreenland mode\u201d as they waited for leadership from Donald Trump on Ukraine and other geopolitical crises rather than taking action themselves.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Europe needs to know how to defend itself \u2013 video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5865.jpg\" height=\"259\" width=\"460\" class=\"dcr-1qi2at0\"\/>Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Europe needs to know how to defend itself \u2013 video<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Ukrainian president\u2019s call to arms, targeting some of Kyiv\u2019s top allies, capped a week of extraordinary diplomatic drama at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort, where European leaders scrambled to end a standoff with the White House over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/greenland\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Greenland<\/a>, and several western leaders \u2013 led by Canada\u2019s Mark Carney \u2013 called for stronger pushback against Trump\u2019s territorial ambitions and political whims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Despite Trump\u2019s limited and scattershot support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine<\/a> since taking office one year ago, Zelenskyy focused instead on Europe\u2019s role in the conflict, accusing the continent\u2019s leaders of complacency and inaction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cJust last year, here in Davos, I ended my speech with the words \u2018Europe needs to know how to defend itself\u2019,\u201d Zelenskyy said. \u201cA year has passed, and nothing has changed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He added: \u201cEurope remains in Greenland mode: maybe someone somewhere will do something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump says there\u2019s \u2018good spirit to get something done\u2019 on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-697281498f087235e7ad4703#block-697281498f087235e7ad4703\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a>Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Moscow for Putin talks on Ukraine<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Meanwhile, we are also getting reports that a plane carrying US envoy Steve Witkoff and president\u2019s son-in-law Jared Kushner has just landed in Moscow, where they are expected to hold talks with Russia\u2019s Vladimir Putin on Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">(Although it may not necessarily be today, given it\u2019s just before 11pm local time.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump says there\u2019s \u2018good spirit to get something done\u2019 on Greenland and claims Putin and Zelenskyy both want to end Ukraine war \u2013 latest updates&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/jan\/22\/zelenskyy-trump-putin-ukraine-russia-us-davos-greenland-eu-europe-live-news?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-69727f188f087235e7ad46fc#block-69727f188f087235e7ad46fc\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8216;Good spirit to get something done&#8217; on Greenland and build Golden Dome, Trump says Back to Greenland, 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