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Thursday was an active day for diplomacy in Davos, Switzerland, where world leaders are meeting for this week’s annual World Economic Forum. Let’s take a quick look at yesterday’s key lines.

greenland

There was a sense of relief in Europe following President Trump’s remarks the night before that appeared to reverse his position that the United States should acquire Greenland. He announced that there was a “framework for a future agreement” with NATO chief Mark Rutte.

But since Wednesday, few details have been released about what that framework will include. Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, head of NATO’s military commission, said the agreement was at a “very early stage”, adding: “We are still waiting for instructions.” Trump said in an interview with Fox Business that he would have “total access” and “everything we want is available for free.”

peace committee

President Trump is new peace committee At the signing ceremony with world leaders.

The commission was originally conceived as a way to implement parts of the Gaza ceasefire plan. But President Trump and his officials have indicated that the organization will tackle a range of global issues, and the US president said it could be “one of the most important organizations ever created.”

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said Britain would not yet sign the deal amid concerns about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s participation. China, France and Russia, all permanent members of the UN Security Council, have so far not announced their participation.

ukraine

The US president then met with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky. After the meeting, Zelenskiy told reporters that the two men agreed that a document on security issues had been “drawn up,” but it still needed to be signed and submitted to “national parliaments.”

and, Tough speech to Davos attendeesZelenskiy said Europe too often avoids “action” and called for more action to “defend itself.”