WATCH: THE GRAYZONE
'Kill them all': inside the Israeli blockade on Gaza aid
AL JAZEERA
President Donald Trump’s pick to be the United States ambassador to the United Nations has become the latest administration nominee to express the belief that Israel has “biblical” dominion over the occupied West Bank.
ANTIWAR.COM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that US troops must be included in a Western peacekeeping force that he wants deployed to Ukraine as part of a potential peace deal with Russia.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Zelensky called for 200,000 European troops to be sent to Ukraine to uphold a peace deal, an idea that’s a non-starter for talks with Moscow.
THE GUARDIAN
Trump said Russia’s economy was failing and urged Vladimir Putin to “settle now and stop this ridiculous war”.
Without a deal, Trump said, “I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, and various other participating countries.”
Trump nevertheless wrote on Wednesday that he “always had a very good relationship” with Putin and that he “was not looking to hurt Russia”.
CBS NEWS
Jan 21, 2025
New Israeli "large scale" offensive in West Bank underway as Trump drops sanctions on settlers
The IDF launched its new operation hours after President Trump rescinded Biden-era executive orders that had authorized U.S. sanctions against people who undermine peace in the occupied West Bank, mainly targeting Israeli settlers.
Trump Places Cuba Back on ‘State Sponsor of Terrorism’ List
In response to Trump relisting Cuba, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez called the designation a “tool of political coercion.” Iran, North Korea, and Syria are the only other countries listed by the US as “state sponsors of terrorism,” and the designation ensures harsh sanctions will remain.
CAITLIN JOHNSTONE
Donald Trump Is The Empire Unmasked
During his inaugural address, the new president of the United States was refreshingly open about the fact that Washington is the hub of a continuously expanding empire which is ruled by billionaire plutocrats.Unmasked
Jan 20, 2025
Trump inauguration address - selected foreign policy quotes:
"We will measure our success not only by the battles we win but also by the wars that we end. And, perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into. My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier."
"America will reclaim its rightful place as the greatest, most powerful, most respected nation on earth, inspiring the awe and admiration of the entire world."
"A short time from now, we are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America."
"[W]e didn't give [the Panama Canal] to China, we gave it to Panama, and we're taking it back."
"We will be a nation like no other. Full of compassion, courage and exceptionalism. Our power will stop all wars and bring a new spirit of unity to a world that has been angry, violent, and totally unpredictable."
"The United States will once again consider itself a growing nation, one that increases our wealth, expands our territory, builds our cities, raises our expectations and carries our flag into new and beautiful horizons. And we will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars."
From meeting Putin to Middle East doubts: What were Trump’s foreign policy moves on day one?
Trump took a whistlestop world tour from his Oval Office desk, touching on topics including imposing tariffs, rebuilding Gaza and withdrawing (again) from the Paris climate agreement and the WHO
Jan 19, 2025
Netanyahu Says US Gave Guarantee That He Can Restart Military Operations in Gaza
“Both President Trump and President Biden have given full backing to Israel’s right to return to the fighting if Israel reaches the conclusion that the second stage negotiations are ineffectual. I greatly appreciate this,” Netanyahu said.
He also said that Trump agreed to “lift the remaining restrictions on providing vital weapons and munitions to the State of Israel. If we need to go back to the fighting, we will do so in new ways and with great force.”
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