Vladimir Putin should make actual concessions before Europeans pick up the phone to re-engage, says Kaja Kallas. "I don't think there is anything that we can offer to Russia on top of what they already get in their understanding with the Americans."

The European Union has begun to consider a proposal to systematically deny entry to Russian soldiers who have fought in Ukraine. The plan was put forward by Estonia and received ample support during a meeting of foreign ministers.

I welcome the political agreement on new sanctions against the murderous Iranian regime And on the designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. This was long overdue.

Repression cannot go unanswered. EU Foreign Ministers just took the decisive step of designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation. Any regime that kills thousands of its own people is working toward its own demise.

Now it's really official: the European Union has agreed to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation. Decision taken by the 27 member states.

"There is no escape." In Kherson, residents fear the open sky. A tough but necessary article to understand life under the perpetual threat of Russian drones.

🚨 Big news: France confirms it will support the designation of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation. Since France was the key holdout, unanimity is closer than ever before. Will it happen tomorrow?

Belarus joins Board of Peace. Yes, that's a 2026 headline.

Kaja Kallas: "Europe is no longer Washington's primary centre of gravity. This shift has been ongoing for a while. It is structural, not temporary. It means that Europe must step up. No great power in history has ever outsourced its survival and survived."

Frederiksen: “I’m not responsible for what will happen in the US. I hope that they will stay in our alliance, but I don’t know what will happen.”

Mette Frederiksen says handing pockets of Greenland's sovereignty over to the US is a "red line" and that Mark Rutte was not empowered to negotiate anything of the sort on Denmark's behalf. But she's open to revise the 1951 agreement.

Hungary's centre-right opposition is keeping a 10 percentage point lead in opinion polls versus Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party, @reuters.com reports.

Mark Rutte is facing backlash for telling Europeans to "keep on dreaming" about cutting ties with America's security umbrella. France rebuked the NATO chief's comments, and the European Commission called for greater independence.

Big news: the EU and India have reached a free trade agreement. “The mother of all deals,” von der Leyen calls it.

Odds of a mining bonanza in Greenland are abysmally low • Getting mine running in Arctic can cost 2-3 times as much as equivalent project at lower latitudes • Island’s two big rare-earth projects have been plagued by difficulties and have yet to start operations www.economist.com/briefing/202...

After a bruising week fretting over Greenland's future, Europe is relieved to put Ukraine back at the top of the political agenda. Security guarantees, prosperity plan, EU accession and sanctions all come into focus. Here's what to expect.

Mark Rutte tells the European Parliament that "there is no link" between the discussions over Greenland and the discussions over Ukraine. "These are totally separate."

Ursula von der Leyen: “It is simple: we will not hand over consent and child protection to tech companies to violate and monetise. The harm caused by illegal images is very real. In Europe, we will not tolerate unthinkable behaviour, such as the digital undressing of women and children."

Just in: the European Commission opens a formal investigation into Grok after the AI tool was widely used to virtually undress pictures of real women and underage girls without their consent.

How Europeans closed ranks to push back against Donald Trump and defend Greenland. My recap of this extraordinary week.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tells @meabhmcmahon.bsky.social that Donald Trump's Board of Peace goes "way beyond" the original UN mandate. “I think we have to recognise that moving forward, what has been established is something which most European countries can’t join.”

EU leaders demanded respect from Donald Trump after the crisis over Greenland pushed the transatlantic alliance to the brink of collapse. Final #EUCO piece.

According to the @nytimes.com, the Trump-Rutte deal over Greenland includes: - A new NATO mission in the Arctic region - An update to the 1951 agreement - Sovereing bases for the US military - Restrictions to prevent Russia and China from extracting rare earths All is still up for discussion.

The extraordinary EU summit has begun. Leaders observed a minute of silence in memory of the train crash victims in Spain. #EUCO

I think it's fair to say Emmanuel Macron is enjoying his new look. #EUCO

Kaja Kallas: "The word for this year has been unpredictability, and this is what we're living through."

Kaja Kallas at #EUCO: "The transatlantic relations have definitely taken a big blow in the last week. But I think in this one year, we have learned that these relations were not the same as they were. On the European side, we're not willing to junk 80 years of good relations."

About the Greenland deal, Frederiksen says there's a two-track approach: - She has asked NATO to have a "permanent presence" around Greenland and "everybody agrees" - Bilateral talks with the US will continue in a "traditional political" manner, using the 1951 agreement as a basis

🇩🇰 Mette Frederiksen at #EUCO: "A discussion about our status as a sovereign state cannot be discussed; it cannot be changed. We're willing to work together with the US, as we have always done about security. But our red lines (is that) our democratic rules cannot be discussed."

Here we go: EU leaders are arriving at the extraordinary summit in Brussels focused on transatlantic relations. Follow the @euronews.com live blog.

Mark Rutte tells Sky News that American ownership of Greenland was not discussed during his meeting with Donald Trump in Davos. "We didn't discuss it. It didn't come up last night."

Donald Trump's Board of Peace.

The UK joins France, Norway, Sweden and Slovenia in saying no to the Board of Peace. Italy, meanwhile, is open to joining but worried about constitutional issues.

The United Kingdom will not immediately join Donald Trump’s Board of Peace due to the participation of Vladimir Putin and “broader issues” related to the UN system, says Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is on his way to Davos to meet with Donald Trump, his office confirms.

🇩🇰 Mette Frederiksen says she spoke with Mark Rutte before and after he made the deal with Donald Trump, which she says fully respects Greenland's sovereignty. "Only Denmark and Greenland themselves can make decisions on issues concerning Denmark and Greenland."

Vladimir Putin says he will join Donald Trump's Board of Peace and pay the $1 billion membership fee with... wait for it... Russian frozen assets. "We could send 1 billion US dollars from Russian assets frozen during the previous US administration to the Board of Peace," Putin said in Moscow.

According to the @nytimes.com, Trump's U-turn followed a NATO meeting where top military officers discussed a compromise in which Denmark would give the US sovereignty over small pockets of Greenlandic to build military bases, similar to the British scheme in Cyprus.

NATO spokesperson: “Negotiations between Denmark, Greenland, and the United States will go forward aimed at ensuring that Russia and China never gain a foothold – economically or militarily – in Greenland.”

The extraordinary EU summit will go ahead as planned on Thursday evening, regardless of Trump’s Greenland U-turn. The topic on the agenda remains “latest developments in the transatlantic relations and its implications for the EU.”

Okay, let’s talk: what do we think made Trump change his mind? - Plunging markets - US bonds sell-off - Republican backlash - Low opinion polls - Anti-Coercion Instrument - Mark Rutte - NATO death knell - Being in beautiful Davos - And seeing dog sleds - Macron’s aviator glasses - Iceland

Giorgia Meloni: “I welcome the announcement by President Trump to suspend the imposition of the tariffs scheduled for February 1st against certain European countries. As Italy has always maintained, it is essential to continue fostering dialogue between allied nations.”

🚨🚨🚨 Just in: Donald Trump U-turns and says he won’t impose tariffs over Greenland after reaching a framework agreement for the “entire Arctic Region.”

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen says it is "positive" that Donald Trump refused in his speech to use military force to seize Greenland, but that "won't make this situation go away". "The president's ambition is intact," Rasmussen said.

Donald Trump ends his hour-long rambling speech in Davos: "The United States is back. Bigger and stronger and better than ever before. And I'll see you around. Thank you all very much."

Donald Trump is mixing up Greenland and Iceland during his Davos speech. "We want a piece of ice for world protection, and they (Europeans) won't give it," he says. "They have a choice: you can say yes and we'llbe very appreciative, and you can say no and we will remember."

🚨 Just in: the European Parliament has agreed to postpone the ratification of the EU-US trade deal in reaction to Donald Trump's tariff threat.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz: "The European Parliament's decision on the Mercosur Agreement is regrettable. It misjudges the geopolitical situation. We are convinced of the agreement's legality. No more delays. The agreement must now be applied provisionally."

Here's the @ec.europa.eu's official response on whether this Ukraine support package will be agreed at Davos. Judge for yourself what it means... h/t @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social for demanding an actual answer!

The European Parliament has narrowly voted to refer the EU-Mercosur trade deal to the Court of Justice. The European Commission says he regrets the decision and will wait for the feedback of member states before deciding on the next steps. (Next steps = provisional application.)