🗣 Fico after meeting Trump: 'EU is not taken seriously'

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told German Chancellor Merz that the US "is clearly pursuing its nation state interests," while the EU is weakened by "nonsensical climate targets" and "suicidal migration policy."

Fico pledged to send an open letter to the European Commission, arguing that Brussels' lack of strategic sovereignty has left it sidelined in crises like the US push for Greenland.

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⚔️ NORAD deploys aircraft to Greenland's Pituffik Space Base

North American Aerospace Defense Command announced that military aircraft will soon operate from Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, supported by additional flights from bases in the US and Canada, as part of long-planned Arctic activities.

The command emphasized the operations are conducted with full coordination and diplomatic clearances from the Kingdom of Denmark.

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🗣 Denmark cannot protect us — Greenland MP

A member of Greenland’s parliament, Kuno Fencker, stated plainly that Denmark is unable to secure the island against US pressure, citing America’s overwhelming military budget.

"It's absolutely impossible for Denmark to do it. That's 100%. It's not possible," he said.

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🔊 Von der Leyen 'dug a grave' for European farmers — Hungarian Minister

Hungarian Agriculture Minister István Nagy accused European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of betraying EU farmers by signing the Mercosur free‑trade agreement.

"The EU's food supply cannot be a pawn in political games... We will do everything in our power to prevent this agreement from entering into force," he said.

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🚨🇮🇷 Iranian lawmaker warns US: Attack will bring 'severe consequences'

Iran’s armed forces are “on full alert” and stronger than during the June 2025 conflict with Israel, Ebrahim Azizi, senior member of Iran’s parliamentary security committee, told Sputnik.

He added that targeting Iran’s Supreme Leader would only unite the nation against the United States.

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✍️ French PM moves to force budget through parliament using constitutional override

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced he will invoke Article 49.3 to pass the revenue portion of the state budget without a vote, breaking a months-long legislative deadlock.

"Everyone is also coming to the conclusion that we're heading into a dead end," he said.

The move allows opposition parties to file a motion of no confidence, which left France Unbowed has already pledged to do.

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⚔️ Denmark deploys troops to Greenland — Reports

Danish forces, including Army Chief Peter Boysen, have arrived in Greenland as part of Operation Arctic Endurance, joining dozens of troops already conducting multinational exercises in the Arctic, local media reported.

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💬 Iran FM calls out WEF for cancelling his speech

Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi accused the World Economic Forum of a "blatant double standard," stating his invitation was revoked under "lies and political pressure from Israel and its US-based proxies."

"Israel's genocide of Palestinians and mass slaughter of 71,000 innocent people have not compelled WEF to cancel any invitation extended to Israeli officials whatsoever," he wrote.

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🤝 Trump speaks with Syrian president amid clashes with the SDF

President Trump affirmed his support for Syria’s territorial unity and cooperation in combating ISIS during a phone call with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa.

📹 Unconfirmed footage from social media allegedly shows ongoing fighting in SDF-controlled areas.

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💵 US tariffs on European allies are ‘own goal’ – expert

The US government introduced tariffs to target foreign businesses, but such a policy is actually hurting the domestic economy, according to a new study conducted by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.

The research analyzed more than 25 million shipment records covering a total value of almost four trillion US dollars in American imports:

🔸 US customs revenue rose by ~$200 billion in 2025

🔸 96% of tariff costs were passed on to US buyers

🔸 Foreign exporters absorbed only 4% of the burden

🔸 Trade volume collapsed—but export prices did not fall

💬 “The tariffs are an own goal. The claim that foreign countries pay these tariffs is a myth. The data show the opposite: Americans are footing the bill,” Julian Hinz, one of the authors of the study, pointed out.

He said that the tariffs work as a consumption tax on imported goods, with both the variety and volume of available products decreasing.

As for the research, it shows that US companies will be confronted with shrinking margins and consumers with higher prices in the long run, according to Hinz.

💬 “Countries that export to the US will sell less and will be under pressure to find new export markets. Tariffs ultimately disadvantage everyone,” the expert concluded.

Trump earlier announced that he would impose 10% tariffs on February 1 on goods from Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the UK, which will increase to 25% if an agreement on the US acquiring Greenland is not reached by June 1.

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📹Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to hold a press conference in Moscow on Tuesday, on the results of Russian diplomacy in 2025

🔸 Time: 8 am GMT

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👀 Trump posts message allegedly from Macron offering to invite Russia to talks on G7 margins

US President Donald Trump has on Truth Social published screenshots of a message purported to be from French President Emmanuel Macron, in which he proposes to hold a G7 meeting in Paris on January 22 and invite Russia and Ukraine to participate on the sidelines.

💬 "i can set up a g7 meeting after Davos in Paris on thursday afternoon. I can invite the ukrainians, the danish, the syrians and the russians in the margins," the message reads.

On Monday, French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said France would convene a meeting of G7 finance ministers in the coming days to address Trump's threat to impose new trade tariffs on eight European countries over Greenland.

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🔸 NATO is now withholding intel from US over Greenland takeover threats

🔸 Fico after meeting Trump: 'EU is not taken seriously'

🔸 Iranian lawmaker warns US: Attack will bring 'severe consequences'

🔸 US tariffs on European allies are ‘own goal’ – expert

🔸 Trump posts message allegedly from Macron offering to invite Russia to talks on G7 margins

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📹 FM Lavrov reviews results of Russia’s diplomacy in 2025

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🚨🇷🇺Lavrov calls the US attack on Venezuela a “blatant armed invasion”

The US is threatening Cuba and other Latin American countries, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov said.

He adds that attempts by external forces to destabilize Iran’s internal political situation are deeply concerning.

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🚨🇷🇺Lavrov: West’s ‘rules-based world’ narrative fades

Lavrov says it is telling that the West once actively opposed international law with its concept of a “rules-based world,” a term he notes has now fallen out of use as Western European politicians try to make sense of events — especially in the context of President Trump’s actions.

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