take a listen to what he told our very own john micklethwait. >> it can't be without united states. i will explain to you why. even if some european friends think it can be done, it will not be. first of all, nobody will risk without united states. the second, that what can divide nato, divide e.u. and usa that is the goal and dream of putin, to divide this unity. >> volodymyr zelenskyy speaking to our editor-in-chief of the world economic forum in davos. making the point that it is the u.s. or nobody in terms of that backing. it comes at the same time donald trump allegedly told vladimir putin to make a deal on ukraine or face the costs, that includes tariffs, for their on top of the sanctions joe biden put. tom: from posting that on truth social. and to some, at least around the edges, it suggests trump will not go full bore on the russian side of this. he is weighing up and putting pressure on putin. kriti gupta, on that significant lines that are crossed around tiktok, ai and the competition between musk and sam altman. meanwhile, trump links to everything. argentine ef presiden

our editor in christmas eve john micklethwait was able to sit down with zelenskyy in davos.listen. >> it's great if we will have talks, but they have to understand that the talks will not be in the center of the capital. they will not have relaxed time. yes. it's very important because i -- some allies said that yes, but it's ok. we can be the center of the city, no, no, we don't need such contingents. yes, with our people, of course. yeah. because this meant security and that's it. but it can be. it can be without the united states. i will explain to you why. even if some european friends think it will, no, it will not be. first of all, nobody will risk without united states. the second, that's what can divide nato, divide e.u. and u.s.a. that is a goal and dream of putin to divide this unity. >> you mentioned china. how important is china in these negotiations? i mean, china is the backer of russia. they seem to have an impact on things like putin not using nuclear weapons, those sort of things. can china push putin and do you have any contact with the chinese? >> i had so

bloomberg editor-in-chief john micklethwait is sitting down with the argentine and president hobby air -- javier milei. john: let's begin with the big news of the week. you are perhaps the only world leader here at the moment who was in debt host but also went to the inauguration in washington. americo is celebrating. should the world celebrate president trump? president milei: definitely the world should celebrate the arrival of president trump. his speech was clear and decisive. that golden era he proposes for the united states will shine a light for the whole world as it will spell the end of the woke ideology that is doing so much damage to the world. john: you have always been a free trader. you are a great fan of margaret thatcher and milton friedman. president trump is coming and he is bringing tariffs and protectionism. i wonder how could a disciple of milton friedman and margaret thatcher like that kind of economics? president milei: first of all i am in no position to give an opinion on another countries trade policy. i think it would be irresponsible and disrespectful toward

. >> i would say that this pivot started in davos with rachel reeves interview with john micklethwait. i was talking to the former boss of tesco who said it's all very well to talk about growth, but you can't talk your way to growth. you can't just say something. if you look at the policies labor have implemented so far in data, the tax rises in the october budget have weighed on the economy. you've got private sector stagnating, public sector overshooting forecasts. jobs cut at the fastest pace of the financial crisis. they say they are cutting 3000 euros. you have an exodus of millionaires because of the non-dog rules. in the market turmoil. the data actually looking pretty glum. what business wants his policy to match that ambition that you heard from keir starmer. in reeves expecting to say growth will not come without a fight. what does that mean? we've already reported we are expecting her to announce there will be approval at heathrow. a fight would come on the climate. within her own cabinet as well, but also from business. speaking to the cfo of ryanair. let's just remind you