Trump row over Greenland derails Ukraine post-war deal, FT reports
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A planned announcement of a prosperity plan to be agreed between Ukraine, Europe and the US at the World Economic Forum this week has been delayed.
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DAVOS, Switzerland - European opposition to US President Donald Trump’s bid to acquire Greenland and his proposed “Board of Peace” initiative
A planned announcement of an US$800 billion (S$1.02 trillion) prosperity plan to be agreed between Ukraine, Europe and the US at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week has been delayed, the report said, citing six officials.
Reuters could not immediately verify the report. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“Nobody is in any mood to stage a grand spectacle around an agreement with Trump right now,” one official told FT, adding that disputes over Greenland and the Board of Peace had overtaken an earlier focus on Ukraine at the Davos meeting.
Tensions over Greenland disrupted negotiations on the prosperity plan text this week, the FT report said, adding that the US did not send a representative to a key meeting on the evening of Jan 19.
The prosperity plan was not being shelved indefinitely and could still be signed at a later date, the newspaper added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan 20 that he would travel to Davos only if documents on security guarantees with the US and a prosperity plan were ready to be signed there. REUTERS
