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Ukraine, climate, economy: Takeaways from glitzy Davos event

US Senator Joe Manchin and CEO of Enel Francesco Starace, from right, speak on the podium at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz listens to questions at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva; Member of Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum, speaks during the 53rd annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, January 17, 2023. The meeting brings together entrepreneurs, scientists, corporate and political leaders in Davos under the topic "Cooperation in a Fragmented World" from 16 to 20 January. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Liu He, Vice Prime Minister of China delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Actor Idris Elba attends a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Vanessa Nakate of Uganda, left, protests beside Greta Thunberg of Sweden, right, among other activists at a climate protest outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Christine Lagarde, President, European Central Bank, pictured on the closing day of the 53rd annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, January 20, 2023. The meeting brings together entrepreneurs, scientists, corporate and political leaders in Davos under the topic "Cooperation in a Fragmented World" from 16 to 20 January. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

A man stacks chairs during cleanup in the congress hall after the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Climate activists Greta Thunberg, center, of Sweden and Vanessa Nakate, second from left, of Uganda attend a climate protest with Helena Gualinga of Ecuador, Luisa Neubauer of Germany alongside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Climate activist Vanessa Nakate of Uganda, left, reacts beside Greta Thunberg of Sweden at a press conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine talks from a video screen to participants at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska reacts at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland after the news of a helicopter crash in Ukraine, where Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrsky died among others on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Ukraine, climate, economy: Takeaways from glitzy Davos event