US President Donald Trump's participation in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos is a leading topic in the Western press, writes BTA.
Trump rejected the use of force in Greenland and announced the foundations of an agreement, writes the Spanish newspaper "Pais" in the headline regarding Trump's speech in Davos, during which he touched on the topic of the Arctic island - an autonomous territory of Denmark.
"Pais" notes that in Davos the US president expressed a different position regarding Greenland, which he had threatened to annex by any means. In doing so, he created the biggest transatlantic disagreement in decades. The Spanish publication draws attention to Trump's words that he will not use force to establish control over Greenland, and to his publication on the social network "Truth Social" that the foundations of an agreement have been laid.
Time will provide perspective and clarify the dynamics, but the turning point in Davos is being reached against a backdrop of market turmoil and clear opposition from European countries and Canada, the Spanish daily points out.
The refusal to use force and the prospects for an agreement were a ray of light in Trump's otherwise gloomy speech in Davos, writes "Pais". His speech lasted more than an hour and outlined the main features of Trump's vision of the world, according to which Europe is a continent going in the wrong direction.
Trump has abandoned tariffs (in relation to Greenland) and announced a deal for Greenland "for all NATO countries", the British newspaper "The Times" wrote in the headline.
In his speech to world leaders in Davos, the US president ruled out the use of force to take the Arctic island from Denmark, the "Times" highlighted.
President Trump has agreed to a framework decision with NATO for the "big and beautiful piece of ice", the "Daily Telegraph" newspaper wrote.
The announcement of a "framework for a future deal" for Greenland, made by Trump after weeks of escalating threats, was met with deep skepticism by people in the Arctic territory, notes the "Guardian".
The French newspaper "Figaro" focused on Trump's words that it is Europe's job to solve the problem of the war in Ukraine, not the United States.
"I have been working on the war in Ukraine for a year, and in that time I have ended eight wars," Trump was quoted as saying by the publication.