NATO is not involved in decisions taken by member states, such as the United States, over hiring in the armed forces based around diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) criteria, said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at Davos on Thursday.

Any attempt to get Ukraine into Nato will run into a “buzz saw” in Washington unless Europe pays for it, a top diplomat for Donald Trump has said.

Russia on Thursday rejected the idea of NATO countries sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire in the war with Russia, saying such a move would threaten to cause an "uncontrollable escalation".

The U.S. president tells Davos Forum he wants to meet Vladimir Putin soon and has asked Xi Jinping to help stop Ukraine war

Lithuania seems to be sending a message that it will continue its support for Ukraine whether the U.S. continues to do so or not.

NATO allies must pay their "fair share" on defence before considering enlarging the alliance, a US presidential envoy said Thursday, as NATO's chief said members will need to ramp up defence spending.

Vuk Vuksanovic, associate at the London School of Economics think tank, LSE IDEAS, told Newsweek whatever ambition Trump has for a hasty end to the war, there is no agreement either on the territories Russia says it has annexed from Ukraine, or about Kyiv's membership of NATO. Continue reading

Trump said that his administration has made "progress" in the Middle East, touting the ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas that came together just days before Trump took office. Trump took full credit for the deal, which had been negotiated by former President Joe Biden and his team.

President Trump doubled down on the prospect of across-the-board tariffs in a video appearance to business executives and politicians gathered in Davos, Switzerland.

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