2026-01-19 | UPDATES #108 | Nothing makes sense. And everything is clear. Trump says he “needs” Greenland to deter Russia… while starving Ukraine of support and now inviting Putin, Orbán, and Lukashenko onto something called the “Board of Peace.” A “peace board” with a $1 billion cover charge.He’s invited Putin, a man who has started more wars than any other leader alive today and been responsible for more deaths that most tyrants of the last 100 years. A man who has demonstrably not made peace in 2025, despite being presented with many opportunities through draft proposals and ceasefire requests. If this was not real and serious, one could pass it off as the greatest piece of trolling ever carried out in history. But Trump means it. This is indeed a lucrative club, and by design, perhaps the fees will only appeal to autocrats, kleptocrats and oligarchs. Democracies, not so much. If you ever needed a single headline for the collapse of the rules-based order into a demented billionaire’s vanity project, is it this.----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------SOURCES: Reuters (Jan 19, 2026) — Trump’s Norway message, Greenland “Complete and Total Control,” tariff linkage, Danish FM quote, Greenland PM quote. Reuters (Jan 19, 2026) — Kremlin says Putin invited to Trump’s “Board of Peace.”The Guardian (Jan 19, 2026) — Board of Peace reporting incl. invitation claims, $1bn-permanent-seat framing. Washington Post (Jan 17–19, 2026) — Board of Peace structure/appointments; reporting on pay-for-seat concept. Bloomberg (Jan 17–18, 2026) — $1bn contribution reporting around Board of Peace permanence.ITV News (Jan 19, 2026) — Additional excerpting of the Norway letter text. The Independent (Jan 19, 2026) — Published full letter text and extended excerpts. Sky News (Jan 19, 2026) — “gift for Putin” analysis framing around the Board of Peace. ----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------