Daily Archives: January 21, 2026
Trump’s Strategic Pause: If Trump Betrays Iran’s Protesters, Russia and China will Celebrate
What is not in dispute is that, despite Trump’s claim that regime officials have told him they will not exact reprisals against the protestors, telling the White House they will not execute them, the killing has continued unabated. Trump’s intense involvement in diplomatic efforts to end the Ukraine war has so far achieved little, with Russian President Vladimir Putin promising peace while continuing merciless attacks on Ukraine, making no credible effort to engage with the Trump administration’s various peace initiatives.
Bessent says Europe dumping US debt over Greenland would ‘defy logic’
Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) – US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday rejected the idea that European governments could aggressively sell American debt to counter Washington’s threats over Greenland, saying such a move would “defy logic”.
