Western media reports state that French President Macron will not join the "Peace Committee" for Gaza. If US President Trump invites France to join the so-called "Peace Committee" for Gaza, Macron will refuse. Macron believes that establishing a new international organization would affect the role of the United Nations and the existing international security system. The official position of France is that everything should remain as it is, within the framework of the UN Charter, and no other organization should replace part of the functions of the existing system.
Trump disregards the United Nations and international norms, instead creating a new international organization to replicate the functions of the UN Security Council, and inviting leaders of many countries, including Russia and Belarus, to join. Putin has not yet commented on whether he will accept the invitation, but Lukashenko has stated that he will accept it. Trump himself plans to hold a signing ceremony for the charter of the "Peace Committee" for Gaza during the Davos World Economic Forum on January 22.
After learning that Macron has no intention of joining the so-called "Peace Committee" for Gaza, Trump immediately threatened to impose a 200% tariff on French wine and champagne. "I plan to impose a 200% tariff on his wine and champagne, so he will join. But he doesn't have to join. If he said that, you might explain it to me in a different way. But if he really said that, you know he'll be gone in a few months."
Trump is very confident about using tariff threats to force his allies to comply, because these American allies have indeed been soft-kneed before, and have repeatedly bowed to Trump's tariff threats.
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