Overview
- The Kremlin says it has received a draft charter for the Gaza-focused Council of Peace but still lacks key details and is seeking clarifications from the United States.
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed receipt of the council’s proposed charter and said Moscow will pursue contacts while criticizing Western institutions as being in deep crisis.
- Financial Times reports that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to decline participation in the U.S.-proposed council.
- Plans to unveil or sign an approximately $800 billion Ukraine reconstruction framework in Davos were postponed, and Axios reports the week’s high-level meetings are unlikely to deliver a breakthrough.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called President Trump’s new tariffs a mistake as Europe–U.S. frictions grew, with Macron leaving Davos without a one‑on‑one with Trump and tariffs set at 10% from February 1, rising to 25% in June.