The World Economic Forum in Davos begins, the war in Ukraine a key topic

The Montenegrin delegation will be led by Prime Minister Dritan Abazović

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The World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos begins today after a two-year break because the coronavirus pandemic prevented political and business leaders, experts and activists from gathering.

The Montenegrin delegation will be led by Prime Minister Dritan Abazović.

There is no shortage of pressing issues to address at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting: rising food and fuel prices, Russia's war in Ukraine, climate change, drought and food shortages in Africa, inequality between rich and poor, autocratic regimes and pandemics...

The war in Ukraine will be a key topic as President Volodymyr Zelensky will speak today, on the opening day via video link from Kiev, while the Foreign Minister of Ukraine and a significant delegation of other top Ukrainian officials will be in the hall in Davos.

This Sunday they will be joined by leaders such as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, US Climate Envoy John Kerry, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Due to the Russian war against Ukraine, Russian business and political leaders were not invited to Davos this year.

The president of the Forum - an international non-governmental and lobbying organization, Borge Brende said that a large number of CEOs and other business leaders will consider how the private sector can support Ukraine "in a situation where Russia violates international law, international humanitarian law and does not adhere to the UN Charter - a".

Not everyone believes that Davos is a place where solutions can be found.

Several dozen anti-capitalist protesters clashed with police in Zurich, Switzerland's largest city, on Friday, a sign of simmering antagonism against economic elites who the groups accuse of putting profits above people.

Police used rubber bullets and pepper spray to disperse the crowd from the illegal gathering.

While Ukraine will gain attention on the first day of the meeting, climate and environmental issues will be a constant theme, as the forum addresses future challenges as much as present ones.

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