The president’s return to Davos was an undeniable flop.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/41996563

archive article: https://archive.ph/mAhWM

not a single representative from Western Europe or North America attended Trump’s “peace board” signing. Representatives from the G7 were conspicuously absent, as were the original BRICS countries, and most of the G20. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Neyanhu wanted to be there but couldn’t because he’s wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes, the Financial Times reported. Israeli President Isaac Herzog was in Davos but skipped the ceremony…

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    18 hours ago

    I’m getting my hopes up, but this does feel good anyway:

    “Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region,” Trump wrote on this Truth Social platform.

    While official details of the new deal have not been revealed, sources told both The Telegraph and Axios that Greenland will remain an autonomous region of Denmark.

    When U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick spoke at a VIP dinner shortly after declaring that Trump was the “new sheriff in town,” he was heckled and jeered. European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde reportedly made a beeline for the door as he began speaking.

    All of this was the prelude to Thursday, when not a single representative from Western Europe or North America attended Trump’s “peace board” signing.