NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte reaffirmed on Thursday the need to step up support for Ukraine, adding it was vital Russia did not win as it could result in Russian President Vladimir Putin 'high fiving' the leaders of North Korea and China.

Gradually, as expected, the world calms down. Of all the "terrible" decrees of Trump, almost nothing has happened so far, except for the US withdrawal from the WHO and the climate agreement, as well as the removal of rainbow flags from US embassies.

The event will be broadcast live on Jan. 23, at 8:30 a.m. EET. The stream will be available via a link and on the NV website. Open the Youtube videoSpeakers at the Ukrainian Breakfast: ・Mark Rutte – NATO Secretary General ・Andrzej Duda – President of Poland ・Edgars Rinkēvičs – President of Latvia ・Alexander Stubb – President of Finland ・Alexander De Croo – Prime Minister of Belgium ・Andrej Plenković – Prime Minister of Croatia The discussion will be moderated by Fareed Zakaria,

Ukraine praised U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday for threatening to impose tariffs and sanctions on Russia if it refuses to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine and said the comment sent a "strong signal".

The President's first international address of his second term will take place virtually at the World Economic Forum.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the alliance makes new weapons too slowly. He said Western militaries had focused too much on very high standards that hampered progress. "Speed is of the essence,

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has warned that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the world’s biggest military alliance and could cost trillions of dollars to restore the organization's credibility.

Donald Trump said he would impose high tariffs and further sanctions on Russia if it continued its "ridiculous war".

In his first major remarks on Ukraine after re-entering the White House, the US president urged Putin to “settle now and stop this ridiculous war” or face intensified sanctions, taxes and tariffs, adding: “We can do it the easy way, or the hard way.”

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Thursday urged the United States to keep supplying Ukraine with weapons to fight Russia's invasion and said he was sure Europe was ready to pay the bill. Read more at straitstimes.

Andrzej Domański, Poland's finance minister, discusses European competitiveness, defense spending and the war in Ukraine at the World Economic Forum in Davos.