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Suffering in Davos. The collective West confronts the “Trump problem”

11:35 22.01.2026

Suffering in Davos. The collective West confronts the “Trump problem”

“There’s no diplomacy with Donald Trump: he’s a T-rex. You mate with him or he devours you.” Debate at the World Economic Forum annual meetings high in the Swiss Alps is usually scrupulously polite, but as this year’s gathering got under way in Davos on Tuesday, California’s Democratic governor, Gavin …

View from London: “America is no longer our ally but a predator and a bully”

11:34 22.01.2026

View from London: “America is no longer our ally but a predator and a bully”

“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile,” warned Sir Winston Churchill, “hoping it will eat him last.” Over the past year, European governments have sought to appease President Donald Trump: they turned a blind eye as he launched a global tariff war, threatened to annex Canada, bombed Iran, seized …

WP: Pentagon moves to cut U.S. participation in some NATO groups

11:32 22.01.2026

WP: Pentagon moves to cut U.S. participation in some NATO groups

The planned reductions to parts of the alliance’s force structure and some advisory groups mark the Trump administration’s latest move to scale back military investment in Europe’s defense, ‘The Washington Post’ reports. The Pentagon plans to cut its participation in elements of NATO’s force structure and a range of the …

Finnish politician reveals Helsinki's secret plans to deploy nuclear weapons – “Some people in Finland” feel like the country is at war with Russia

11:31 22.01.2026

Finnish politician reveals Helsinki's secret plans to deploy nuclear weapons – “Some people in Finland” feel like the country is at war with Russia

The Finnish government is secretly considering the possibility of deploying nuclear weapons in the country, Armando Mema, a member of Finland’s national-conservative Freedom Alliance party, told TASS. He noted that relations between Russia and Finland are currently "at the lowest possible in history." "The relations will not improve anytime soon, …

WP: Germany AfD party hopes to take power in 2026

11:29 22.01.2026

WP: Germany AfD party hopes to take power in 2026

The AfD now enjoys a virtual tie with the CDU as the most popular party in Germany. Should the fragile CDU-SPD ruling coalition collapse, the AfD could seize control of the federal government, ‘The Washington Post’ writes. For the 13 years since its founding, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party …

Axios: Trump heads to Davos more aggressive and ambitious than ever

11:31 21.01.2026

Axios: Trump heads to Davos more aggressive and ambitious than ever

President Trump will depart for Davos on Tuesday feeling more confident than ever in his own power to shape global events and more willing to bully and berate anyone who stands in his way, Axios stresses. Why it matters: In recent weeks, Trump has shown he's no longer content just …

“Euro-Atlantic unity” is cracking – EU readies €93bn tariffs in retaliation for Trump’s Greenland threat

11:29 21.01.2026

“Euro-Atlantic unity” is cracking – EU readies €93bn tariffs in retaliation for Trump’s Greenland threat

Europe could also threaten to restrict US companies’ market access in run-up to crunch talks at Davos, ‘Financial Times’ stresses. EU capitals are considering hitting the US with €93bn worth of tariffs or restricting American companies from the bloc’s market in response to Donald Trump’s threats to Nato allies opposed …

If Europe starts attacking Russian cargo ships, all bets are off

11:26 21.01.2026

If Europe starts attacking Russian cargo ships, all bets are off

Inspired by the U.S. seizure on the high seas of ships carrying Venezuelan oil, Britain and other NATO countries are now considering using their navies to do the same to ships carrying Russian cargoes, ‘The Responsible Statecraft’ warns. This would be a radical escalation of existing moves against Russia’s so-called …

Denmark is scared of the US, but is maniacally charged with confrontation with Moscow - Denmark is attacking the Russian Embassy

11:25 21.01.2026

Denmark is scared of the US, but is maniacally charged with confrontation with Moscow - Denmark is attacking the Russian Embassy

Denmark maniacally charged with confrontation with Moscow — Russian ambassador say. Denmark is threatening to seize the land plots under which Russian embassy buildings in the Nordic country sit, Russian Ambassador to Copenhagen Vladimir Barbin told TASS in an interview. "As a result of repressive moves by the Danish government, …

India, China seek to rebuild military trust to keep border calm and to promote exports

11:24 21.01.2026

India, China seek to rebuild military trust to keep border calm and to promote exports

Top leaders in India and China want to maintain the peace along their border and are working to bridge a trust deficit between the militaries of the two countries, India’s senior-most army commander said, Bloomberg quotes. “We are trying to increase trust between the military,” India’s Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi …

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