Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told political leaders at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, that supplies of Western weapons must come quicker than Russia's attacks. Zelenskyy, speaking by video link from Kyiv, is urging the world to move faster in its decision-making because "tragedies are outpacing life; the tyranny is outpacing democracy." He spoke Wednesday after U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the world as being in a "sorry state" because of interlinked challenges including climate change and Russia's war in Ukraine. The gloomy messages came on the second day of the elite gathering of world leaders and corporate executives in the Swiss ski resort of Davos.
The World Economic Forum says billionaire Elon Musk wasn't on the guest list for the annual meeting of business executives, global leaders and cultural trend-setters in Davos, Switzerland — despite what the Twitter owner claims. Musk isn't among the notables gathering in the ritzy Alpine town this week to talk about global issues, though he says he was invited. Forum spokesman Yann Zopf knocked that down Tuesday, saying the last time the Tesla CEO got an invitation was "not this year and not recently — last time in 2015." Musk said in a tweet Dec. 22: "My reason for declining the Davos invitation" was because it sounded boring.
Ukraine's first lady is pressing world leaders and corporate executives at the World Economic Forum's annual gathering to do more to help her country at a time when Russia's invasion is leaving children dying and the world struggling with food insecurity. As the anniversary of the war nears, Olena Zelenska said Tuesday that parents are in tears watching doctors trying to save their children and farmers are afraid to go back to their fields filled with mines. She spoke amid panels on everything from global recession to climate change. It's never clear how much the weeklong gathering actually translates into concrete action.
