"Elsewhere, the Danish king is due to start a three-day visit to Greenland, in a show of support to the autonomous Danish territory coveted by Trump. The US president's threats to seize the Arctic island by force if necessary have increased diplomatic tensions between Washington and Nato member Denmark, but Trump has insisted that Greenland is needed by the US for national security and defence reasons."
"While Trump has dialled back his threats to take over the island, King Frederik has expressed his solidarity with Greenland, which is home to 58,000 people. Also today, many Christians and Muslims across Europe will be fasting side by side as they mark the beginning of Ash Wednesday and Ramadan respectively. During Ramadan, Muslims abstain from food and drink from dawn until sunset for a month, while Christians observe a 40-day period of lent leading up to Easter."
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the US was putting undue pressure on him to bring the war to an end as negotiators from Ukraine and Russia met for a second day of peace talks in Geneva. Expectations for breakthroughs were low, with neither side willing to budge on control of eastern Ukrainian territory or future security guarantees despite a US June deadline. President Trump suggested Ukraine should take steps to ensure success, prompting Zelenskyy to reject plans requiring Ukraine to cede territory not captured by Russia and to warn such measures would be rejected in a referendum. Denmark's king began a three-day visit to Greenland amid tensions after US interest in the island, and Christians and Muslims across Europe began observing Lent and Ramadan fasting.
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