Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the settlement in Ukraine with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys during marathon overnight talks, and the Kremlin insisted that the territorial issue needs to be resolved to make peace
Day: January 22, 2026
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Tweet of the day.
Paris Hilton goes to Washington: Advocacy is the “most meaningful work of my life” trib.al/CB07FzH
— The Hill (@thehill) Jan 23, 2026
Dare we guess that Trump will swiftly forget about this failure of his?Chris D. Jackson (@ChrisDJackson)Embarrassing. Literally no major ally showed up for this. That is a message in itself.— https://x.com/ChrisDJackson/status/2014343317257871853
— Anders Åslund (@anders_aslund) Jan 23, 2026
It does appear as if even Trump understood that he made himself a major international buffoon in Davos.
Nobody outside of the US understands how a character such as Trump can be US president.Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom)Rent free.— https://x.com/GavinNewsom/status/2014513409870700752— Anders Åslund (@anders_aslund) Jan 23, 2026
Isn’t this gtweet sufficient evidence for Trump needing emergent mental treatment?The White House (@WhiteHouse)“Maybe we should have put NATO to the test: Invoked Article 5, and forced NATO to come here and protect our Southern Border from further Invasions of Illegal Immigrants, thus freeing up large numbers of Border Patrol Agents for other tasks.” – President Donald J. Trump— https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2014512834965594615
— Anders Åslund (@anders_aslund) Jan 23, 2026
2. Trump’s bizarre Greenland demands & the sharp financial market reactions that forced his retreat showed his extreme inadequacy.
3. Worst of all, his Gaza occupation board of autocrats & kleptocrats showed his international irrelevance.
Dare we say bye-bye, Trump? /2— Anders Åslund (@anders_aslund) Jan 23, 2026
⚡️Update: Trump’s envoys Witkoff, Kushner meet with Putin in Moscow.
Ukrainian, Russian, and U.S. officials are set to meet in Abu Dhabi for trilateral talks on Jan. 23. White House and Kremlin officials are also set to hold separate bilateral talks.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) Jan 23, 2026
Jack Smith was the wrong man for a job that required someone with prudential judgment, rather than a prosecutor determined from the start to prosecute.
on.wsj.com/4pS8Pe8— Wall Street Journal Opinion (@WSJopinion) Jan 23, 2026