Davos newsletter! After a week dominated by President Donald Trump’s shadow and tariff tensions, Davos 2025 wrapped up with a subdued final day, giving the world’s elite a chance to catch their breath and focus on the broader picture.

Last year, Mark Rutte attended the Davos gathering as Dutch prime minister while angling for his current job as secretary general of NATO, praising Trump for pushing Europeans to step up defense spending. That view — somewhat controversial then — is now widely accepted.

NATO is not involved in decisions taken by member states, such as the United States, over hiring in the armed forces based around diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) criteria, said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at Davos on Thursday.

Appearing via video link at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, yesterday, President Donald Trump called the war in Ukraine “an absolute killing field” and said his efforts to end the conflict by brokering a ceasefire have already started.

Nato-Generalsekretär Mark Rutte äußerte seine Unterstützung für die Druckkampagne von US-Präsident Donald Trump gegen Russland. Diese zielt darauf ab, die Krieg in der Ukraine rasch zu beenden.

Welcome to CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news, views and action on day 3 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

U.S. President Trump is to speak to an international audience for the first time after returning into the White House with a speech and Q&A by video conference to the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos on Thursday.

Leading business and political figures attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, have discussed and debated topics such as technology, tariffs, climate change, Ukraine, Gaza and the global economy this week.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated at Davos that decisions on diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) in armed forces hiring are up to individual member states, not NATO. This follows the firing of U.

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NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned on Thursday that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the world's biggest military alliance and that its credibility could cost trillions to restore.